William Payton Sr Cochran , GA Competition Team: ASC Member Since:
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2024 National Standings
| Circuit | Place | Events | Fish | Total | Points |
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| AFT | 426 | 8 | 17 | 33.62 | 729 |
2024 Division Point Standings
| Circuit | Division | Place | Events | Fish | Total | Points |
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| AFT | 25 | 104 | 1 | 4 | 5.56 | 179 |
| AFT | 72 | 42 | 7 | 13 | 28.06 | 716 |
2024 Service Team Standings (American Fishing Tour Only)
| Service | Ranking | Points |
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| ASC | 322 | 729 |
2024 Tournament Results
| Name | Circuit | Div | Date | Lake | Pl | Fish | BB | Total | Pnts |
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| William R. Payton Sr | AFT | 72 | 01/13/2024 | Sinclair | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100 |
| William R. Payton Sr | AFT | 72 | 01/27/2024 | Oconee | 8 | 5 | 4.44 | 12.61 | 193 |
| William R. Payton Sr | AFT | 72 | 02/10/2024 | Oconee | 19 | 2 | 3.21 | 4.59 | 182 |
| William R. Payton Sr | AFT | 25 | 09/30/2023 | Clarks Hill | 22 | 4 | 0.00 | 5.56 | 179 |
| William R. Payton Sr | AFT | 72 | 11/18/2023 | Oconee | 26 | 2 | 1.68 | 2.84 | 175 |
| William R. Payton Sr | AFT | 72 | 11/25/2023 | Sinclair | 35 | 3 | 3.46 | 5.70 | 166 |
| William R. Payton Sr | AFT | 72 | 12/09/2023 | Oconee | 46 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100 |
| William R. Payton Sr | AFT | 72 | 12/16/2023 | Oconee | 44 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.32 | 157 |
2023 Results - 2022 Results - 2021 Results - 2020 Standings - 2019 Standings - 2018 Standings
What Truck, Boat and Outboard does William run?
I run A Ram 1500 and love it.
My Sponsors
Choo choo lures Pro staff
AllTerrain tackle
Steve's Body shop
Time loan company
Jig Man Jigs
What William does for a living:
Retired
What you should know about William:
Loves Bass Fishing
How William started fishing
A man name Frank Hindel and Dale Hart in 1976 invited me to come join .First meeting in a small building and read rules did pairing on Friday and fish sat nor. First tournment jesup ga Altamah river Benn doing it ever since. Thank you both great group MBAA.
Aspirations or goals with fishing
Try to be a role model for young Anglers .
Favorite way to fish
Skip jig
Most exciting fishing experience
How William preps for a tournament
Start at front of boat check everything to back. Then check my inside from batteries to Tackel and put everything where it goes.
Three favorite search baits
Square Bill 1.5
Buzz bait
Frog
Best tournament finish and what you did that day when you were fishing.
Fishing Lake chic in TN in a snow storm that started about 10 AM and by 1 pm no fish pulled up on a nothing BANK made 5 cast CAUGHT 5 bass that went 19 .91 and won the tounment man it was cold
Most challenging part of tournament fishing
AGE
When tournaments don't go my way
Don't get down. On my self learn from what did not happen.
Advice to give to an aspiring tournament angler:
Never give up it can happen in a minute
Some shared general bass fishing techniques for people just getting into the sport
When fishing a jig always stay in contact .with lure feel the jig when working around cover
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