08/14-15 - Open, Any Public Waters, 2PM (Saturday, August 14) - 2PM (Sunday, August 15), Launch Meeting at the old K-Mart Parking Lot (Berlin G. Meyers Parkway and Highway 78 Intersection)

The July 11th tournament was an open tournament fished out of Cypress Gardens Landing on the Cooper River.  We had 22 members and 4 guests fishing.  Fishing weather was tolerable at first with some decent winds early then none and miserable later.  Air temps were in the mid 90s.   20 of 22 members caught at least a single fish.  We had 6 limits and 2 zeroes out of 22 club members fishing.   We had 4 guests fishing and 3 of the 4 caught at least one fish.  A total of 54 fish were caught for this event weighing in at 80.51 lbs.  This averages out to be 1.49 lbs. per fish caught for the July tournament.    Since we were on the river, the number of fish caught were up from last month’s lake trek.  The legal length of River fish is 12 vice the 14 inches on the lake. 

The results:

Fishing----------Ah that beautiful 12-inch fish on the Cooper River--------------!!!!!!!!! 

1st place was Gary Elsey, or his ghost from the past with a limit of fish weighing in at 10.60 lbs.  2nd place was back from his work travels, Robby Sacora with a limit of fish weighing in at 10.56 lbs.  3rd place was Mark Hodge Sr., with a limit of fish weighing in at 8.94 lbs.  4th place was Mark Hodge Jr., with a limit of fish weighing in at 6.56 lbs.  5th place finisher was my old buddy, John “That’s Right” Lewis with a “That’s Right” limit of fish weighing in at 5.84 lbs.  6th place was none other than Mr. Kevin Snyder with four fish weighing in at 5.70 lbs.  1st place guest was Brian Peagler with four fish weighing in at 7.10 lbs.  Brian also had a big fish that weighed 4.54 lbs., which just missed the big fish for the tournament by a mere .14 lbs.  Great job Brian and keep up the good work.  Big fish for the tournament was caught by none other than Jim Grant. Subject fish weighed in at 4.68 lbs.