Rampey Junk Fishes for Title

Govreau nets co-angler award in Savannah River Super Tournament

Jayme Rampey of Liberty, South Carolina, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Savannah River Division tournament on Lake Hartwell Sunday with a two-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 26 pounds, 6 ounces. For his win, Rampey pocketed $7,112.

 

“I caught them from the clear main-lake water to all the way up the Tugaloo River,” says Rampey, who logged his sixth career-win in BFL competition. “I fished fast and shallow along a 30-mile stretch and threw to whatever looked good.”

 

Rampey focused on stumps, wood and docks. He says he ended up weighing eight keepers from a white Zoom Horny Toad, and two from a Buckeye Lures jig with a green-pumpkin-colored Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw trailer.

 

“There wasn’t really any rhyme or reason to what I was doing,” says Rampey. “The wind and rain from the outskirts of Hurricane Irma had the fish spread out. I don’t think they were adjusted back to normal weather conditions yet.”

 

Rampey’s two-day total was highlighted by a 6-pound, 4-ouncer, which he caught Saturday on the Horny Toad near a laydown.

 

The top 10 boaters:

              

1^st:          Jayme Rampey, Liberty, S.C., 10 bass, 26-6, $7,112

              

2^nd:         Rob Jordan, Flowery Branch, Ga., 10 bass, 25-6, $3,121

              

3^rd:          Brad Fowler, Townville, S.C., 10 bass, 23-12, $2,282

              

4^th:          Kerry Partain, Elberton, Ga., 10 bass, 23-11, $1,456

              

5^th:          Brad Benfield, Cornelia, Ga., 10 bass, 22-14, $1,248

              

6^th:          Joey Nichols, Cumming, Ga., 10 bass, 22-13, $1,444

              

7^th:          Franklin Ramey III, Abbeville, S.C., 10 bass, 22-7, $1,140

              

8^th:          Taylor Ashley, Warrior, Ala., 10 bass, 22-2, $936

              

9^th:          Troy Morrow, Eastanollee, Ga., 10 bass, 21-14, $832

              

10^th:        Todd Goade, Suwanee, Ga., 10 bass, 21-1, $728

 

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.  

 

Rampey’s 6-pound, 4-ounce bass was the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division and earned him the Big Bass award of $870.

 

 

Govreau wins co-angler title

 

Beau Govreau of Cedar Hill, Missouri, caught a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 20 pounds, 9 ounces, to win the Co-angler Division and $3,121.

 

The top 10 co-anglers:

              

1^st:          Beau Govreau, Cedar Hill, Mo., 10 bass, 20-9, $3,121

              

2^nd:         Darren Jeter, Marshall, N.C., 10 bass, 20-5, $1,660

              

3^rd:          Jimmi Leuthner, Tamassee, S.C., 10 bass, 19-8, $1,092

              

4^th:          Donnie Davis, Greer, S.C., 10 bass, 19-6, $728

              

5^th:          Brandon Brock, Honea Path, S.C., 10 bass, 19-6, $624

              

6^th:          Michael Miller, Greenville, S.C., 10 bass, 18-10, $572

              

7^th:          Keith Lewis, Franklin, N.C., eight bass, 18-9, $955

              

8^th:          Tim Watson, Martin, Ga., eight bass, 17-6, $468

              

9^th:          Kevin Landreth, Seneca, S.C., nine bass, 17-6, $416

              

10^th:        Mark Denney, Bonaire, Ga., 10 bass, 17-6, $364

 

Lewis caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 4 pounds, 8 ounces – and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $435.

 

The T-H Marine FLW BFL Savannah River Division tournament on Lake Hartwell was hosted by the Anderson Convention and Visitors Bureau.

 

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 19-21 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.