Santee Cooper on Record Pace

The wind and clouds hampered some anglers, but good weights were still brought in. Hackney & Wurm had the only two limits over 30lbs today and Preston Clark stayed on pace for the Record. Clark weighed a respectable 23-15 today, extending his lead to nearly 10lbs over Skeet Reese who moved to 2nd with 23-02. Clark's three day total sits at 92-10, which leaves a mere 16lbs from having the all-time 4 day BASS Record. The top 3 anglers are all still on pace for the record and the entire Top 12 has a legitimate shot at it. Steve Kennedy sits in 3rd with 83-0 and needs a managable 26lbs to reach Rojas' record. I think it is nearly a forgone conclusion that the record will fall on Sunday. On a side not, Preston Clark plans to prepay his children's college education if he takes home the first place $100,000 on Sunday.

Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$

1. Preston Clark Palatka, Fla. 15 92-10 315 $1,500.00
Day 1: 5 39-06 Day 2: 5 29-05 Day 3: 5 23-15
2. Skeet Reese Auburn, Calif. 15 83-01 295
Day 1: 5 29-12 Day 2: 5 30-03 Day 3: 5 23-02
3. Steve Kennedy Auburn, Ala. 15 83-00 290
Day 1: 5 23-06 Day 2: 5 31-13 Day 3: 5 27-13
4. Kevin Wirth Crestwood, Ky. 15 80-12 285 $1,000.00
Day 1: 5 27-06 Day 2: 5 31-15 Day 3: 5 21-07
5. Terry Scroggins Palatka, Fla. 15 79-14 280
Day 1: 5 33-06 Day 2: 5 27-12 Day 3: 5 18-12
6. Greg Hackney Gonzales, La. 15 78-07 276
Day 1: 5 21-09 Day 2: 5 25-11 Day 3: 5 31-03
7. Kelly Jordon Mineola, Texas 15 78-06 272 $500.00
Day 1: 5 31-15 Day 2: 5 31-10 Day 3: 5 14-13
8. Dean Rojas Lake Havasu, Ariz. 15 77-11 268
Day 1: 5 25-09 Day 2: 5 31-11 Day 3: 5 20-07
9. John Crews Salem, Va. 15 76-08 264
Day 1: 5 29-09 Day 2: 5 29-04 Day 3: 5 17-11
10. Aaron Martens Leeds, Ala. 15 75-10 260 $500.00
Day 1: 5 22-13 Day 2: 5 27-06 Day 3: 5 25-07
11. Mike Wurm Hot Springs, Ark. 15 74-05 257 $1,500.00
Day 1: 5 14-06 Day 2: 5 27-11 Day 3: 5 32-04
12. Bink Desaro Boise, Idaho 14 72-04 254
Day 1: 5 22-08 Day 2: 5 28-15 Day 3: 4 20-13

Dean Rojas & Greg Hackney are distancing themselves nicely from the pack in the AOY Race, amazingly they have both made the Top 12 in all 3 Elite Series Events. If this was a normal year with only 6 events, it would be hard for anyone to get back in, but with 11 events there is still a lot of time.

Good Luck Preston,
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