Team of Jason and Liesl Ganes Win at Hyco Lake

From Division 14, 2/18/12, North Carolina East - Jason and Liesl are now one step closer to the American Couples Series Championship with this 1st Place win in the American Couples Series Team tournament held on Hyco Lake this past weekend. Jason and Liesl 5 bass limit weighed in at 8.51 pounds. The second place team was Darrell and Teresa Wyatt with a weight of 5.76 pounds. The third place team was Paul and Julia Shuey with a total weight of 4.71 pounds. Big bass was awarded on the ladies side was Liesl Ganes with a 2.50 pound bass and on the gentlemen’s side it was Paul Shuey with a 2.66 pound bass.

These teams are acquiring valuable points to insure their birth in National Championship that will be held this fall.

Team of Vince and Amanda Smith Win at Lake Keowee

From Division 11, February 18, 2012, South Carolina -- Vince and Amanda Smith from Westminster, SC are now one step closer to the American Couples Series Championship with this first place win and $450 in the American Couples Series Team tournament held on Lake Keowee Lake this past weekend. Vince and Amanda 5 bass limit weighed in at 12.85 pounds. The second place team was Don and Martha Goodfellow from Simpsonville, SC with a weight of 10.22 pounds. The third place team was Craig and Maryann Sahms from Taylors, SC with a total weight of 8.60 pounds. Big bass was awarded on the ladies side was Martha Goodfellow with a 2.89 pound bass and on the gentlemen’s side it was Craig Sahms with a 3.13 pound bass.

These teams are acquiring valuable points to insure their birth in National Championship that will be held this fall.

South Carolina Couples to open on Lake Keowee

ATHENS, Ala. – The South Carolina Division 11 of the American Bass Anglers American Couples Series kicks off its 2012 season Feb. 18 on Keowee Lake near Six Mile, S.C. The tournament launches out of Mile Creek Landing at safe light.

From the Cherokee word meaning, “place of mulberries,” Keowee Lake stretches about 26 miles and measures about three miles wide. In all, the reservoir covers about 18,500 acres with about 300 shoreline miles. It averages about 54 feet deep. The Keowee and Little rivers run into it. The Seneca River, a tributary of the Savannah River, flows out of it.

“Lake Keowee is a deep, clear lake that’s mostly known for its spotted bass, but it does have some largemouth,” said Martha Goodfellow of Greenville, S.C., the division tournament co-director with her husband Don. “It also has some smallmouth bass. If someone could get a limit of spotted bass with a good largemouth kicker fish, they might win. Winning weights are usually about 12 to 18 pounds.”

Team of David and Michele Gunderman Win at Lake Norman

From Division 4, on Nov. 19, 2011 - North Carolina Couples Series David and Michele Gunderman from Gastonia, NC are one step closer to the American Couples Series Championship with this first place win and $270.00 in the American Couples Series Team tournament held on Lake Nornman this past weekend. David and Michele`s five bass limit weighed in at 9.66 pounds. The second place team was John and Victoria English from Black Mountain, NC with a weight of 7.98 pounds. The third place team was Kyle Whisnant and Lorna Poe from Charllotte, NC with a total weight of 6.90 pounds. Big bass was awarded on the ladies side to Michelle Gunderman with a 1.55 pound bass and on the gentlemen’s side it was David Gunderman with 3.45 pound bass.