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Payne Scores Wire-to-Wire Victory in Home State at Bassmaster Southern Open on Wheeler Lake
DECATUR, Ala. – Chris Payne of West Blocton, Ala., took home $45,000 as the wire-to-wire winner of the 2009 Bassmaster Southern Open presented by Oakley on Alabama’s Wheeler Lake. Payne accumulated 45 pounds, 8 ounces over three days and closed Saturday with a chatterbait pattern to hold off Bassmaster Elite Series pro Mark Menendez, of Paducah, Ky., who totaled 41-6. “This is unbelievable,” Payne said as he raised the trophy for his first BASS win. “I was really nervous about Mark (Menendez) being right behind me, but it feels great to get the win.” Payne says he owes his success in part to Menendez as Menendez beat Payne to a productive spot but Menendez, a consummate pro, let Payne choose his water. “I was outrun by another Triton, but when I got there he (Mark) said to take where I wanted,” Payne said. “He is such a class act and a true professional. He showed great sportsmanship by letting me fish through.” Payne relied on a 5/8-ounce chartreuse and white Chatterbait for most of his bites. He said he burned it as fast as he could to get a reaction strike. A Zara Spook played a lesser role Thursday and Friday as the fish seemed to want a sub-surface lure. Payne also boated a few fish by swimming a jig. Payne says he will reinvest some of the $45,000 back into his fishing career, but will use a good portion to buy a moving truck for the moving company he recently started, Motivated Movers. Menendez, who scored a victory on an Elite Series event on Arkansas’ Lake Dardanelle in March, says he had the fish on to win, but he fell short in his execution “I had enough to win it, but they came unbuttoned,” he said. “I struggled all day. By noon, I only had two pounds. Later on I pulled up on this little place and lost a two- and a two-and-a-half- pounder, but got the rest of my fish.” Menendez thought he'd try the spot he bagged 17 pounds from the day before, but it was unfishable. Overnight rains had muddied the river and raised it substantially. Menendez continued his Friday pattern into Saturday, primarily working a Strike King Series 6 crankbait in Sexy Shad Lollipop. Menendez also caught deeper fish on a Carolina rigged Strike King Rage Craw. “Any time you can bring five fish to the weigh-in, it's a good day,” he said. “But today, it just wasn't my time to win.” Mark McCaig of Oxford, Ala., finished third with a three-day total of 40 pounds, 12 ounces, while Elite Series pro Peter Thliveros of St. Augustine, Fla., brought in Saturday’s biggest limit (16-4) and jumped to fourth with 40-12. Elite Series pro and San Mateo, Fla., native Terry Scroggins was fifth with 38-13. Jeff Sullivan of Frostproof, Fla., won the co-angler division with 32 pounds, 10 ounces. For his efforts he was awarded a Triton/Mercury package valued at $32,000. Sullivan said a Zoom Ultravibe Craw in green pumpkin and a 1/2-ounce Gambler football jig accounted for all of his fish over three days. The jig was tipped with a Gambler Flappy Daddy craw. Finishing second was Robert Moodie of Tuscaloosa, Ala., with 29 pounds, 2 ounces, Barry Pavia of Fruitland Park, Fla., landed in third with 29-0. The next stop in the Bassmaster Southern Opens is Santee Cooper Reservoir in Manning, S.C., October 19-21. That event will mark the close of the Southern Opens and will determine the top two points finishes who will advance to the 2010 Bassmaster Classic. In the co-angler division, Barry Pavia of Fruitland Park, Fla., landed 14 pounds, 2 ounces and holds the lead over Ed Paul of Alabaster, Ala., who had 11 pounds, 10 ounces. Clint Sterling of Winter Garden, Fla., was third with 11-2.
DAY 3 STANDINGS- BASSMASTER SOUTHERN OPEN PRESENTED BY OAKLEY
2009 Southern Open Wheeler Lake Presented by Oakley BO 04/30-05/02 Lake Wheeler, Decatur Ala. (BOATER) Standings Day 3
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Chris Payne West Blocton, Ala. 15 45-08 315 $44,229.00 Day 1: 5 18-08 Day 2: 5 15-12 Day 3: 5 11-04 2. Mark Menendez Paducah, Ky. 15 41-06 295 $19,657.00 Day 1: 5 13-10 Day 2: 5 17-07 Day 3: 5 10-05 3. Mark McCaig Oxford, Ala. 15 40-12 290 $16,709.00 Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 5 15-02 Day 3: 5 12-12 4. Peter Thliveros St Augustine, Fla. 15 40-12 285 $12,286.00 Day 1: 5 12-01 Day 2: 5 12-07 Day 3: 5 16-04 5. Terry Scroggins San Mateo, Fla. 15 38-13 280 $9,829.00 Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 5 10-14 Day 3: 5 14-08 6. James Charlesworth Saint Cloud, Fla. 15 38-07 276 $8,846.00 Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 5 13-13 Day 3: 5 11-03 7. Dustin Evans Eads, Tenn. 15 38-06 272 $7,863.00 Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 5 12-00 Day 3: 5 13-00 8. Chad Hall Dora, Ala. 15 38-01 268 $6,880.00 Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 5 14-01 Day 3: 5 11-10 9. Sean Hoernke Conroe, Texas 15 37-14 264 $5,897.00 Day 1: 5 12-02 Day 2: 5 11-15 Day 3: 5 13-13 10. Johnny Patterson Grant, Ala. 15 37-04 260 $4,914.00 Day 1: 5 11-11 Day 2: 5 14-11 Day 3: 5 10-14 11. Tom Frink Simi Valley, Calif. 15 36-03 257 $3,931.00 Day 1: 5 10-06 Day 2: 5 12-10 Day 3: 5 13-03 12. Christopher Foley Youngsville, N.C. 15 35-12 254 $3,440.00 Day 1: 5 10-04 Day 2: 5 14-09 Day 3: 5 10-15 13. Gerald Swindle Warrior, Ala. 15 35-03 251 $2,949.00 Day 1: 5 10-09 Day 2: 5 12-05 Day 3: 5 12-05 14. Joseph Kastner Leesville, S.C. 15 35-02 248 $2,457.00 Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 5 13-05 Day 3: 5 11-00 15. David Cooke Mooresville, N.C. 15 34-15 245 $2,211.00 Day 1: 5 8-05 Day 2: 5 17-01 Day 3: 5 9-09 16. Matt Herren Trussville, Ala. 15 34-15 243 $1,966.00 Day 1: 5 14-00 Day 2: 5 11-02 Day 3: 5 9-13 17. Brandon Coulter Knoxville, Tenn. 15 34-14 241 $1,917.00 Day 1: 5 14-00 Day 2: 5 10-12 Day 3: 5 10-02 18. Aaron Martens Leeds, Ala. 15 34-07 239 $1,867.00 Day 1: 5 11-04 Day 2: 5 12-12 Day 3: 5 10-07 19. Jimmy Mason Rogersville, Ala. 15 34-02 237 $1,818.00 Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 10-07 Day 3: 5 9-09 20. Lee Sisson Winter Haven, Fla. 15 34-00 235 $1,769.00 Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 5 12-02 Day 3: 5 9-00 21. Greg Vinson Wetumpka, Ala. 15 33-13 233 $1,720.00 Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 10-09 Day 3: 5 10-07 22. David Kilgore Jasper, Ala. 15 33-03 231 $1,671.00 Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 5 12-06 Day 3: 5 8-03 23. John Crews Salem, Va. 15 31-11 229 $1,622.00 Day 1: 5 8-08 Day 2: 5 14-04 Day 3: 5 8-15 24. Brian Easler Inman, S.C. 15 31-06 227 $1,573.00 Day 1: 5 10-12 Day 2: 5 13-02 Day 3: 5 7-08 25. Arnie Lane Lakeland, Fla. 15 31-01 225 $1,523.00 Day 1: 5 12-11 Day 2: 5 10-08 Day 3: 5 7-14 26. Mike White Reynoldsburg, Ohio 15 30-06 223 $1,474.00 Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 5 11-07 Day 3: 5 7-03 27. Bradley Roy Lancaster, Ky. 15 30-04 221 $1,425.00 Day 1: 5 10-07 Day 2: 5 13-07 Day 3: 5 6-06 28. Trevor Knight Magnolia, Del. 15 29-10 219 $1,376.00 Day 1: 5 12-02 Day 2: 5 12-01 Day 3: 5 5-07 29. Tony Chachere Opelousas, La. 13 28-11 217 $1,327.00 Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 10-06 Day 3: 3 5-08 30. Kurt Dove Del Rio, Texas 13 27-13 215 $1,278.00 Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 5 11-08 Day 3: 3 4-08 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals Day #Limits #Fish Weight 1 153 819 1532-05 2 145 787 1502-05 3 28 146 303-07 ---------------------------------- 326 1752 3338-01
DAY 3 STANDINGS (CO-ANGLER)
2009 Southern Open Wheeler Lake Presented by Oakley NB 04/30-05/02 Lake Wheeler, Decatur Ala. (NON-BOATER) Standings Day 3
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Jeff Sullivan Frostproof, Fla. 15 32-10 305 $32,000.00 Day 1: 5 9-09 Day 2: 5 10-12 Day 3: 5 12-05 2. Robert Moodie Tuscaloosa, Ala. 15 29-02 295 $4,886.00 Day 1: 5 7-10 Day 2: 5 8-09 Day 3: 5 12-15 3. Barry Pavia Fruitland Park, Fla. 15 29-00 295 $3,909.00 Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 6-00 Day 3: 5 8-14 4. Clarence Pinkerton Grant, Ala. 12 27-11 290 $2,931.00 Day 1: 5 9-12 Day 2: 5 15-14 Day 3: 2 2-01 5. Ed Paul Alabaster, Ala. 15 27-07 280 $2,443.00 Day 1: 5 11-10 Day 2: 5 7-15 Day 3: 5 7-14 6. Lee Clark Decatur, Ala. 15 26-15 276 $2,199.00 Day 1: 5 10-05 Day 2: 5 6-12 Day 3: 5 9-14 7. Joseph Damptz Rolling Meadows, Ill. 15 26-04 272 $1,954.00 Day 1: 5 8-09 Day 2: 5 7-12 Day 3: 5 9-15 8. Larry Inman Greensboro, N.C. 15 25-07 268 $1,857.00 Day 1: 5 7-09 Day 2: 5 8-04 Day 3: 5 9-10 9. Randy Lawrence Pensacola, Fla. 13 24-01 264 $1,661.00 Day 1: 5 9-07 Day 2: 3 8-03 Day 3: 5 6-07 10. Ike Gray Kissimmee, Fla. 15 23-11 260 $1,270.00 Day 1: 5 8-11 Day 2: 5 7-04 Day 3: 5 7-12 11. Fabian Rodriguez Ocean City, Md. 15 23-01 257 $1,075.00 Day 1: 5 9-09 Day 2: 5 7-09 Day 3: 5 5-15 12. Ronnie Getz Lawrenceburg, Ind. 14 22-14 254 $977.00 Day 1: 5 8-05 Day 2: 4 7-05 Day 3: 5 7-04 13. Chris Weeks Harvest, Ala. 14 22-13 251 $879.00 Day 1: 5 10-00 Day 2: 5 7-08 Day 3: 4 5-05 14. Dalton Wilson Houston, Mo. 15 22-10 248 $782.00 Day 1: 5 7-03 Day 2: 5 8-09 Day 3: 5 6-14 15. Robert Hatfield Morehead, Ky. 14 22-00 245 $684.00 Day 1: 5 5-10 Day 2: 5 9-15 Day 3: 4 6-07 16. Clint Sterling Winter Garden, Fla. 12 21-12 243 $660.00 Day 1: 5 11-02 Day 2: 5 8-04 Day 3: 2 2-06 17. Steven Wells Bainbridge, Ga. 14 21-06 241 $635.00 Day 1: 4 7-01 Day 2: 5 8-13 Day 3: 5 5-08 18. Tim Kearns Spanish Fort, Ala. 14 21-03 239 $611.00 Day 1: 5 8-15 Day 2: 4 7-02 Day 3: 5 5-02 19. Thomas Henderson Roseland, Fla. 14 20-15 237 $586.00 Day 1: 4 8-09 Day 2: 5 7-01 Day 3: 5 5-05 20. Lee Boutwell Climax, Ga. 12 20-12 235 $562.00 Day 1: 5 8-02 Day 2: 5 10-01 Day 3: 2 2-09 21. Donald Scott Tupelo, Miss. 10 20-10 233 $537.00 Day 1: 5 9-10 Day 2: 5 11-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 22. Nathan Kawlewski Newburgh, Ind. 10 20-02 231 $489.00 Day 1: 3 4-14 Day 2: 5 13-06 Day 3: 2 1-14 23. Aaron Gengler Lakeland, Fla. 11 20-00 229 $464.00 Day 1: 5 7-15 Day 2: 4 10-02 Day 3: 2 1-15 24. Stanley James Inman, S.C. 11 19-14 227 $440.00 Day 1: 5 8-06 Day 2: 5 10-08 Day 3: 1 1-00 25. Monty Kirby Sherman, Texas 12 19-12 225 $415.00 Day 1: 3 3-09 Day 2: 5 12-02 Day 3: 4 4-01 26. Tyler Berger Worthington, Ohio 13 19-06 223 $391.00 Day 1: 5 8-02 Day 2: 5 8-03 Day 3: 3 3-01 27. Ty Story Prattville, Ala. 12 19-03 221 $366.00 Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 4 5-14 Day 3: 3 2-08 28. George Beville Apex, N.C. 12 18-09 219 $342.00 Day 1: 5 8-04 Day 2: 5 8-00 Day 3: 2 2-05 29. Michael Mader Linton, Ind. 11 18-08 217 $318.00 Day 1: 5 7-08 Day 2: 5 8-12 Day 3: 1 2-04 30. Regan Coffey Richmond, Va. 12 17-08 215 $293.00 Day 1: 5 7-11 Day 2: 5 7-15 Day 3: 2 1-14 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals Day #Limits #Fish Weight 1 87 638 941-09 2 73 613 950-11 3 15 109 161-04 ---------------------------------- 175 1360 2053-08
SOUTHERN OPEN POINTS STANDINGS (PRO)
2009 Southern Open Wheeler Lake Presented by Oakley - Southern 2 - Decatur, AL Boater Points After Lake Wheeler, Decatur, Ala. Ending 05-02-2009, Day 3 ------------------------------------------- Place Name St Pts ------------------------------------------- 1 Terry Scroggins Fla. 515 2 Greg Vinson Ala. 509 3 Peter Thliveros Fla. 506 4 James Charlesworth Fla. 503 5 Mike White Ohio 487 6 Sean Hoernke Texas 477 7 David Kilgore Ala. 476 7 Mark Menendez Ky. 476 9 Bobby Lane Fla. 469 10 Scott Ashmore Okla. 452 10 Jimmy Mason Ala. 452 12 David Cooke N.C. 448 13 Casey Ashley S.C. 446 14 Mark McCaig Ala. 443 15 Chris Payne Ala. 438 16 Bradley Roy Ky. 430 17 Jason Williamson S.C. 414 18 Keith Poche Ala. 408 19 Darrin Schwenkbeck N.Y. 406 20 Jason Knapp Pa. 404 21 J Todd Tucker Ga. 394 22 Preston Clark Fla. 390 23 Josh Guess Fla. 388 24 Dave Wolak N.C. 380 25 Todd Auten S.C. 377 26 Wayne Hauser N.C. 368 27 John Kremer Fla. 367 27 Jimmie Murphy Fla. 367 27 Timmy Horton Ala. 367 30 Derek Jones Ill. 362 31 Trevor Fitzgerald Fla. 358 32 Joe Clements Fla. 356 33 John Crews Va. 354 34 Christopher Foley N.C. 349 35 Bryan Hudgins Fla. 340 36 Dustin Evans Tenn. 339 37 Glenn Delong Ohio 334 38 Johnny Patterson Ala. 330 39 Chad Hall Ala. 327 40 Justin Hamner Ala. 326 40 Arnie Lane Fla. 326 40 Aaron Martens Ala. 326 43 Charlie Ingram Tenn. 322 44 Tom Frink Calif. 321 45 Bradley Enfinger Ga. 318 45 Brandon Coulter Tenn. 318 47 Pam Martin-Wells Ga. 310 48 Allan Glasgow Ala. 308 48 Kevin Langill N.C. 308 50 Scott Browning N.C. 304 51 Will Evans Fla. 302 51 Joseph Kastner S.C. 302 53 Scott Mcgehee Miss. 301 54 Rogne Brown Tenn. 298 55 Jeremy Prouty Fla. 296 55 Shawn Strader Tenn. 296 57 Patrick Pierce Fla. 292 57 Trevor Knight Del. 292 59 Brian Easler S.C. 289 60 Gerald Gostenik Mich. 288 61 Tony Chachere La. 285 62 Ben Quisno Ohio 270 62 Sandy Melvin Fla. 270 62 Kurt Dove Texas 270 65 Mike Prindle Ga. 269 66 Marty Robinson S.C. 266 67 Kyle Fox Fla. 264 68 Jason Quinn S.C. 262 69 Eric Stong Fla. 261 70 Terry Segraves Fla. 260 71 Luke Estel Ill. 254 72 Gerald Swindle Ala. 251 73 Larry Cahan Fla. 244 74 Sammy 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