Glasgow Sets Record, Leads Bass Fishing Tournament on Santee Cooper
MANNING, S.C. (March 2, 2005) - Rookie pro Allan Glasgow of Ashville,
Ala., set a one-day EverStart Series weight record to lead day one of the
Southeast Division event on the Santee Cooper lakes presented by Evinrude.
Glasgow's amazing five-bass limit, which included two 8-pounders, weighed
32 pounds, 13 ounces and beat the old record - set by 7 UP pro J.T. Kenney
of Frostburg, Md., at Lake Okeechobee in January - by 1 ounce. Glasgow
leads the event by more than 12 pounds and is virtually guaranteed to make
the cut with his day-one weight alone.
A field of 200 pros is competing for $10,000 plus a Ranger 519 VX powered
by a Yamaha or Evinrude outboard, Minn Kota trolling motor, Garmin
electronics and Everstart Batteries. Ranger also awards an additional
$10,000 to the winner if he is a qualified Ranger owner.
The Santee Cooper lakes are known as one of the best fisheries in the
nation, with limits weighing 20 pounds common. Anglers expected to find
pleasant weather and water temperatures in the high 50s when they arrived
at Santee Cooper this week. A strong winter storm, however, blasted
through the area earlier in the week bringing freezing temperatures.
Consequently, water temperatures fell into the upper 40s. Although Glasgow
set a one-day record, the overall field struggled. Only 11 pros managed to
catch a limit.
"I had a terrible practice," Glasgow said. "I got here 10 days ago and
didn't catch much in practice. I never expected to catch that limit today.
This is my first time on the lake.
"I don't know the lake well enough to stay in one area, so I covered as
much water as possible. I just fished fast crankbaits and flipped any
cover that I came across. My bigger fish came in 7-10 feet of water.
"I'll just go out tomorrow and go fishing again. I'm here to have fun, so
we'll see what happens."
Rounding out the top-five pros are Sean Stepp of Stafford, Va. (four
bass, 20 pounds, 3 ounces); Hoyt Ivie of Thomaston, Ga. (four bass, 19
pounds, 9 ounces); Kenney (five bass, 18 pounds, 9 ounces); and Warren
Wyman of Calera, Ala. (four bass, 17 pounds, 12 ounces).
Larry Hopson of Hamilton, Ala., and Bryant Ailor of Knoxville, Tenn.,
both caught a 9-pound, 14-ounce bass to split the day's Snickers Big Bass
award for the Pro Division and earn $362.50 each.
Keith Iddins of Knoxville, Tenn., caught 17 pounds, 3 ounces on only
three bass to lead the Co-angler Division. Iddins' largest bass - an
8-pound, 10-ounce largemouth - earned $245 as the Snickers Big Bass in the
Co-angler Division.
Rounding out the top-five co-anglers are Arch Cornett of Huntsville, Ala.
(four bass, 16 pounds, 7 ounces); Derek Schlotterback of Simpsonville
(three bass, 12 pounds, 11 ounces); Tim McTyre of Powder Springs, Ga. (two
bass, 9 pounds, 4 ounces); and Edward Adams of Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
(three bass, 9 pounds).
Anglers caught a total of 354 bass Wednesday weighing 1,070 pounds, 7
ounces.
EverStart Series tournaments are four-day events consisting of two
rounds. The entire field competes Wednesday and Thursday, and the top 10
pros and co-anglers - based on two-day accumulated weights - advance to
the final round. Anglers start at zero Friday, and pro and co-angler
winners are determined Saturday based on two-day accumulated weights.
