2023 Queen City Main- Event 3 Santee Cooper Presented by Tourney X is in the books!!! It was an interesting weekend to say the least. Mother nature once again attacked us and threw some nasty storms and wind around the lake forcing us to move to a Sunday event. With the weather and the move we still had 161 anglers fishing on Sunday for our 3rd Main Trail event of the season. We knew Santee Cooper would give up the big fish and it showed out producing 45 fish 20 inches or longer!! 5 80 inch limits and 23 70+ limits. Not only does it show why this lake is ranked top 3 in the country, but also the caliber of angler that came through Clarendon County this weekend with QC and the BOS series. We had a great venue set up and working with Jesse Surette is a dream come true for this club. He is the best host you could ask for. Working alongside AJ Mcwhorter isnt bad either
. I enjoy the double dip opportunity we get with this club and this 4th edition was a fun one with BOS taking QC money, and QC taking BOS money. Come 5pm, we were ready to announce the big winners, and here is how it played out.
Anglers:161
Fish Caught: 400
Fish over 20inches- 45
5- 80inch bags
23 -70inch bags
The Rock Outdoors Team Win goes home with Landon Smith and Tim Fitz – 78inches. That’s 3 team wins in a row!
Aaron’s Baits Small Bass was a two way tie with 9.5inches. Mike Self and Alex Van Dyke. Alex takes home the hardware with the higher finish. They will split the $275
Net Financial Consultants Big Bass winner was Bennett Nall with a slop at 24.25inches, setting the OFFICAL QC record for big bass and taking home $300 and an awesome Dakota Lithium Batteries powerbox!
The Elite Side Pot goes home with Chad Walden with 83.25inches, worth a bonus $878 and a Dakota Lithium battery.
Here are the overall standings which always can be found on TourneyX.com as well. I need to give a huge shoutout to Dwayne Walley for presenting this event two seasons in a row. Thank you brotha.
18th Jay Park 72.50 free entry into Lake Hartwell May 6th.
17th. Clinton Herbison 72.75. $100
16th. Alex Van Dyke 73.75. $166 plus $137 for small bass.
15th Ryan Hulsey 74.25 $171
14th. Brandon Brylinsky 75.75 $177
13th. Jason Broach 76.25 $187
12th. Garrett Wade 76.50 $192
11th. Don Cator Bustamante 77.25. $202
10th. Jordan Marshall 77.75. $222
9th. Austin Vang 78. $252
8th. Landon Smith 78.50. $308 plus $75 for the Team win
7th. Tim Sabella 79.25 $404
6th. Kristine Fischer 79.50 $505
5th. Jay Wallen Fishing 80.00 $632
4th. Guillermo González 80.50 $834
3rrd. Jim MoreSea 81,25. $1062
2nd. Chad Walden 83.25 $1315 plus $878 for Elite and $8900 for BOS!!!!! Chad I need a loan.
1st. Rus Snyders 83.25 22.25 kicker to take first and break the tie. $2124
Congrats to all of the winners. Our next event will be a massive event on Lake Hartwell with 4 or 5 clubs including the BASS Open. We will be in Visit Anderson SC on April 15th for the 2023 Queen City South- Event 2 Lake Hartwell Presented by Domestic Fence Company. Come hand out and do some fishing!