Thursday, July 1, 2010

Steve DeBord Wins BASS Weekend Series at Lake Wateree

Steve DeBord concentrated on docks to win the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series, operated by American Bass Anglers, South Carolina Division 9 tournament, held June 26, 2010, on Lake Wateree near Camden.

Launching out of Clearwater Cove, DeBord landed five bass weighing 16.87 pounds, but a half-pound penalty knocked him back to 16.37 pounds, still enough to win the Boater Division. Catching one 4.63-pounder, the Martinez, Ga., angler fished the upper end of the 13,250-acre lake.

"I was flipping a jig around docks in the upper part of the lake," DeBord explained. "I had a limit by 10:30 a.m. and never caught a fish after noon."

In second for the boaters, Steve Phillips of Lugoff landed a five-bass tournament limit weighing 15.45 pounds to collect $930. He spent the day cranking in the mid-lake area.

Brett Collins of Ridgeway landed five bass for 13.59 pounds with a 4.79-pound kicker to take third. He earned $620.

"I caught my fish on a Shooter jig, a Spro frog and floating worms," Collins remarked. "I had a limit by about 1 p.m."

Wayne King of Sumter landed four bass for 10.56 pounds, but a penalty put him back to 10.06 pounds with one 4.65-pounder. Ryan McMurtury of Abbeville followed in fifth with five bass for 8.89 pounds after a half-pound penalty. John Allen of Concord, N.C., only landed one bass, but took lunker honors with his 5.18-pounder.

"I was flipping grass with a Big Bite Baits Fighting Frog creature bait at 9 a.m. when the big one hit," Allen explained. "I went through about two bags of frogs and had a lot of bites. I just didn't execute very well."

For the Co-Angler Division, Scott Stallings of Cannapolis, N.C., won it all. He landed two bass weighing 6.89 pounds for the victory. One

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