WHAT : David Thornton of Athens, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday, June 12, 2010 to win $3,917 in the FLW Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division tournament on Lake Russell. On a hot and sunny day Thornton was fishing the main lake with a Zoom worms to sack his limit.
WHO: The remaining top10 anglers were:
2nd: Jerry Kotal, Elberton, Ga., five bass, 14-9, $1,958
3rd: Edward Singleton, Anderson, S.C., five bass, 13-5, $1,307
4th: Darren Ashley, Calhoun Falls, S.C., five bass, 12-7, $914
5th: Tracy Webb, Elberton, Ga., five bass, 9-15, $783
6th: Derek Adams, Calhoun Falls, S.C., five bass, 9-11, $718
7th: Derek Scholtterback, Simpsonville, S.C., five bass, 9-2, $653
8th: Troy Morrow, Toccoa, Ga., five bass, 9, $588
9th: Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., five bass, 8-14, $522
10th: Tim Jones, North Augusta, S.C., five bass, 8-10, $457
WHAT : Dennis Medlin of Anderson, S.C., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 11 pounds Saturday, June 12, 2010 to win $1,958 in the FLW BFL Savannah River Co-angler Division on Lake Russell. Medlin was using a 1/2 ounce blue/black rattletrap in 8-25 feet of water along the Rocky River to catch his limit.
WHO: The remaining top10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Anthony Lively, Lincolnton, Ga., five bass, 10-8, $979
3rd: Chris Nunziato, Elberton, Ga., four bass, 9, $653
4th: Darren Jeter, Marshall, N.C., five bass, 8-6, $457
5th: Randy Cantrell, Walhalla, S.C., five bass, 8-2, $392
6th: Chanley Barrett, Cleveland, Ga., three bass, 7-12, $359
7th: Kevin Henderson, Honea Path, S.C., five bass, 7-8, $326
8th: Russell Clark, Abbeville, S.C., five bass, 7-3, $277
8th: Todd McGaha, Royston, Ga., three bass, 7-3, $277
10th: Christopher Nelson, Monroe, Ga., three bass, 6-15, $228
NOTES: The next and last BFL Savannah River Division tournament for 2010 is scheduled for Sept. 25-26, at Clarks Hill Lake in Appling, Ga. After the fifth Savannah River Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Regional Championship at Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Ga., on Oct. 21-23, for a chance to win a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.