AFT D-96 Tournament Results 

Clarks Hill Lake – May 21-22, 2016

Division 96 2016 Season 2-Day Championship

 

Group picture from left to right; 1^st place Matt Mollohan of Lexington, SC / 2^nd place Phillip Anderson of Saluda, SC. / 3^rd place and day two big fish winner Gene Parker of Asheville, NC / 4th place and day one big fish winner Mike Dimatteo of Spartanburg, SC / 5^th place Steve Christie of Gray Court, SC.

First place, Matt Mollohan of Lexington, SC caught a 10 fish limit weighing 23.64 pounds. Matt has always been consistent but all year has finished just out of the money at our 1-day qualifiers. That consistency on both days gave him the biggest win for this Division 96 season. Matt took home $1124 for first place and the day one first place option.

Phillip Anderson of Saluda, SC was second with 10 fish weighing 21.02 pounds fishing the upper part of the lake. Phillip caught his fish on day one by fishing a frog over grass. On day two he flipped brush piles in 8 to 10 feet of water with soft plastics. Both days he fished the upper part of the lake. For second place, option pot and big fish Phillip won $666.

Phillip Anderson also finished first in the points race for the Division 96 Angler of the Year. He accumulated an almost perfect 1194 points to win by a 20 point margin. Phillip is already a past AFT National Champion and will be a threat to win the AOY Event during this 2016 AFT National Championship to be held on Lake Eufaula in October.

Gene Parker of Asheville, NC finished in third place with 8 fish weighing 20.68 pounds. Gene caught his fish by fishing the middle part of the lake with flukes, soft plastics and crank baits. The tournament big fish for day two of 5.90 pounds came on the crank bait. Gene was in 16^thplace after day one and came in with 16.46 pounds on day two for this 3^rd place finish. He admitted that he had so much confidence on day one that he threw back two 12 inch fish sure that he would catch bigger fish. That decision really cost him as he only weighed 3 fish on day one. Gene took home $377 for third place, day two big fish and the option pot.

Our ALX Rod Big Fish Winner for the 2016 season is John Stevenson of Orangeburg, SC. John caught his 7.65 pound largemouth on Lake Murray in the February 28^th tournament. John has his pick of any ALX IKOS Series rod.

Day one started out with a misty rain and 63 degrees. The day turned out to be a very pleasant 80 degrees and partly cloudy. Day two was clear and started at 57 degrees and ended a little windy and at 78 degrees. Water temps were in the mid 70’s. The lake was clear but stained in the creeks and about one and half feet from full pool. The rain earlier this week did not muddy or affect the level for this tournament.

 

Here’s how we finished:

Place	Angler	Day 1	Day 2	# Fish	Total Wt.	Big Fish	Option Pot	Payback	Points
1	Matt Mollohan	12.44	11.2	10	23.64		Day 1 1st	$1,124	398
2	Phillip Anderson	9.23	11.79	10	21.02		Day 2 2nd	$666	396
3	Gene Parker	4.22	16.46	8	20.68	5.9	Day 2 1st/BF	$377	394
4	Mike Dimatteo	11.18	8.55	10	19.73	5.72	Day 1 BF	$95	392
5	Steve Christie	5.99	11.32	8	17.31	3.51			390
6	Don Kneece	9.99	7.24	10	17.23		Day 1 2nd	$50	388
7	Allen Murray	10.83	5.41	10	16.24				386
8	Phil Morris	7.37	8.58	10	15.95				384
9	Rodney Cromer	9.65	5.88	10	15.53	3.8			382
10	Carlton Price	7.44	4.58	9	12.02				380
11	Jay Treon	5.49	5.88	10	11.37				378
12	Dale Hart	4.14	5.03	8	9.17				376
13	Joe Toth	6.8	2.18	5	8.98	4.85			374
14	Pat Vance	5.25	1	6	6.25				372
15	Evan Weaver	5.43	0	3	5.43				370
16	Eddie Temples	4.96	0	4	4.96				368
17	Andy Lake	4.58	0	5	4.58				366
18	Stanley Harkins	0.95	0	1	0.95				364
19	Lou Engel	0	0	0	0				100

 

Money

Matt Mollohan – 1^st place plaque $1044 / Day One 1^st place option $80 Total – $1124

Phillip Anderson – 2^nd place plaque $616 / Day Two 2^nd place option $50 Total – $666

Gene Parker – 3^rd place plaque $202 / Day Two Big Fish Trophy $95 / Day Two 1^st place option $80 – $377

Mike Dimatteo – 4^th place – Day One Big Fish Trophy $95 / Parker Spinnerbait

Steve Christie – 5^th place – ALX Rods Hat

Don Kneece – Day One 2^nd place option $50

 

 

ALX Rod Big Fish Winner for 2016 

John Stevenson – 7.65 lbs. Lake Murray, February 28, 2015

 

 

ALX Rods Big Fish Award for the 2015 Season (New ALX IKOS Series Rod for Season Big Fish Winner www.alxrods.com )

Local Sponsors:

Our local sponsors will be providing products or money for products for the anglers fishing Division 96 tournaments. Please give them your support by looking to them first when considering your purchases. They are supporting you!

Kneece Investigations, LLC Saluda, SC www.kneeceinvestigations.com (864-445-3713) (one stop for both your Investigative and Surveillance Equipment needs)

ALX Rods Aiken, SC www.alxrods.com (803-645-5392) Email: [email protected] (ALX Rods are available locally at The Tackle Shop (Martinez, GA), Palmetto State Armory(Fernandina Road in Columbia, SC & also store in Mt. Pleasant, SC), Wacky Riggers(Salisbury, NC), Calyx Outdoors (Piedmont, SC) Grady’s Great Outdoors (Anderson, SC), Lake Hartwell Outdoor Center (Anderson, SC) and direct at www.alxrods.com )

Gene Parker’s Spinnerbaits Asheville, NC – the baits that Gene Parker used to win the 2011 ABA National Championship on Lake Murray, SC www.parkerbaittechnology.com (828-691-2277)

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Upcoming ABA Tournaments: 

D-96  May 28, 2016 Bring A Youth  Greenwood Greenwood State Park

D-26  May 29, 2016             Clarks Hill           Wildwood Park

SC Couples June 4, 2016       Greenwood         One Stop Marina

Ram Open Series June 11, 2016     Hartwell     Green Pond

D-26  June 26, 2016             Clarks Hill           Wildwood Park

D-96  July 10, 2016              Murray      Dreher Island State Park (1^st of 2017 Season)

D-26  Aug. 14, 2016             Clarks Hill           Wildwood Park

D-96  Aug. 21, 2016             Greenwood                 Greenwood State Park (2017)

D-26  Sept. 10-11, 2016       Clarks Hill           Wildwood State Park (Div. 2-Day)

D-96  Sept. 18, 2016            Murray              Dreher Island State Park (2017)

D-96  Oct. 2, 2016               Clarks Hill           Dorn Facility (2017)

D-96  Nov. 6, 2016              Greenwood         Greenwood State Park (2017)

D-96  Dec. 4, 2016               Russell                       Hwy 72 Ramp

 

AFT 2016 National Championship    October 16-21, 2016    Lake Eufaula out of Lake Point Resort State Park, Eufaula, Al