2007 25TH National Championship Catfish Tournament

Sept. 22 & 23, 2007 Tournament Results & Photos.

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Randolph's Landing, Manning, S.C. Sept. 23, 2007- Randolph's Landing's Nick and Lena Lucas, in keeping with tradition, held the 25th Annual 2007 National Championship Catfish Tournament, September 22nd & 23rd.  Anglers came from as far away as New York, Ohio, Maryland, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida. Over 100 teams pre-registered with 71 teams blasting off AT 7:30 A.M. for the fall tournament. The weather was warm with temperatures reaching into the 90's Saturday afternoon and overcast with threatening clouds and variable winds. Waterspouts were reported being seen in Lake Moultrie. Water temperatures were 78 F degrees. The lake was clear and water levels were 6 foot below normal. While the low lake levels kept some from competing, worried about damages to their boat and engines, no damages to tournament boats were reported and many caught more catfish then they ever have, especially the flatheads.

The Tackle Shop opened at 5 a.m. to accommodate the fishermen. Randolph's Restaurant served hungry appetites favorites opening up before sunrise. "Chop Chop" cooked up a fabulous pork bbq with cole slaw that many enjoyed.

The 2007 National Championship Catfish Tournament was a Cabela's KING KAT Qualifier. This means the 1st & 2nd Total Weight place winners qualified for The 2008 Cabela's KING KAT Classic to be held the beginning of Sept. 2008. For complete KING KAT tournament Trail info visit: http://www.kingkatusa.com

The winning anglers qualifying were the Team of Vickory, Justin Vickory, from Hampton, Florida,  Adam Crawford and Richie Reed. They weighed in 5 fish for a winning Total Weight of 145.5 lbs of Santee Cooper Catfish. Also qualifying was the Edler Team with Joe Edler and Bob Bujarski of Conway, SC . They placed 2nd Total Weight weighing in 5 fish for 144.5 lbs.

Randolph's 2007 State Championship for the 2007 Cabelas' KING  KAT Classic  that was  held on Milford Lake, Milford, Kansas on Sept. 7 & 8, 2007  were the team of Mike Walden from Marshville, NC and the team of Joe Tatum from Pineville, SC.

The 2007 National was 100% Cash Payback in The Top Ten Places in 2 categories- Big Fish & Total Weight.

BIG FISH WINNERS

Team "River Cat", James Matherly of Pamplico, SC and Keith Windham of Florence, SC took 1st Place Biggest Fish with a monstrous 60.2 Flathead.

	1st Place Big Fish~ Team of "River Cat". James Matherly of Pamplico, SC and Keith Windham of Florence, SC took 1st Place Biggest Fish with a monstrous 60.2 Flathead caught in Lake Moultrie drifting with cut white filleted perch in 30-35 feet of water at 5 am Sunday morning. Their Biggest Fish paid them $1420 and Big Fish Pot of $1005!!
2nd  Big Fish went to Team Hall, Tony Hall and Amos Dunaway of Cross, SC and Darrell Hicham of Townville, SC with a 59.1 lb. catfish and paid $710.00.	2nd Place Big Fish
3rd Place Big Fish~ Team of Peake 52.3 lbs. Wallace Peake, Paul Cook, and Chestley Vann               3rd Place brought them $532.00
Paul  Osborne of Manning and Chip Miller of Greeleyville, SC weighed in their biggest fish at 46.5 lbs. winning $355.00	4th Place Big Fish
	5th Place Big Fish~ 46.1 lbs. $177.00 Team members were: Junior Bunce of Fayetteville, NC, Steve Sexton of Summerville, and Jerry  and Dustin Pagan of Hope Milles, NC.
Marc and Tricia Pederson of Dallas, GA	6th Through 10th Place Winners won $71.00 6th Place Big Fish~ 45.8
	7th Place Big Fish~ Dickie Maroney, of Leesville, SC, took 7th Big Fish with his 43.3 lb. catfish.
	8th Place Big Fish~ 41.1 Ed Moran and Chris Byrant of Rentz, Ga.
9th Place Big Fish~40.7	Team of Vickory, Justin Vickory, of Hampton,. Florida, Adam Crawford and Richie Reed placed 9th with their 40.7 lb. flathead. Team Vickory weighed in in 5 fish for a winning Total Weight of 145.5 lbs of Santee Cooper Catfish giving them 1st Place Total Weight and qualified them for the Cabela's KING KAT Classic in 2008..
10th Place Big Fish~ 39.9 Team of  Danny Wiseburg and Joe Stankifewt took home $71.00 for their 10th Place 39.9 lb Flathead Catfish.

 

TOTAL WEIGHT WINNERS

	Team of Vickory, Justin Vickory, of Hampton, Florida, Adam Crawford and Richie Reed weighed in 5 fish for a winning Total Weight of 145.5 lbs of Santee Cooper Catfish. They also qualified for the 2008 Cabela's KING KAT Classic.
	The Edler Team with Joe Edler and Bob Bujarski of Conway, SC placed 2nd Total Weight 144.5 labs with 5 fish and qualifying for Cabelas' KING KAT Classic.
	Team of Steve and Chuck Rorie from Monroe, NC placed 3rd with 141.7 lbs.
4TH PLACE TOTAL WEIGHT TIED~ Team Hall, Tony Hall and Amos Dunaway of Cross, SC and Darrell Hicham of Townville, SC tied with 139.7 lbs.	There was a tie for 4th Place Total Weight by the Teams of Hall & Pierce. Team Pierce, was fished by Stan & Brian Pierce of Florence, SC and Tim Turner. The tie paid $266.00 to each team.
	6th Total Weight 6th Place Total Weight went to Eric Smith of Ridgeway, SC and Shawn Peake of Blythwood, SC weighing in138.9 lbs of catfish.
	7th Total Weight The Bunce Team finished 7th weighing in137.9 lbs. Team members were: Junior Bunce of Fayetteville, NC, Steve Sexton of Summerville, and Jerry  and Dustin Pagan of Hope Milles, NC.
	8th Place Total Weight 8th Place Total Weight went to the team of Wiseburg, Danny Wiseburg and Joe Stankifewt with 135.8 lbs.
	9th Place total Weight Team of Walden, Mike Walden, Bobby Mills, and Eric Rummage of Marshville, NC took 9th Place Total Weight with 133.4 lbs.
	10th Place Total  Weight Paul Osborne and Chip Miller finished 10th with 123.6 lbs.

The Entry Fee was $100 Team. A Team consisted of 1-4 people.

There was an optional Catch & Release Big Fish Pot. Entry Fee was $25 Per Team. There was a 100% Payback with 1st Place taking 60% and 10th Place taking 40%.

                   

1st Place Big Fish Pot Winners~                10th Place Big Fish Pot Winners~

Team of Matherly  60.2 lbs. $1005.00         Team of Smith  38.5  $670.00

Door prizes were given while we waited the Polygraph Test Results. Steve Cothran from SC Boatworks http://www.scboatworks.com gave out  %15 Discounts on Fiberglass Repair, Boat Restoration or Pontoon Deck Repair and other marine items.

                         

                         

                 

                

There was a 5 fish limit. Catch & Release was encouraged, but anglers had the option of keeping the fish or donating it to a Boy's Home.

       

    Spectators and anglers wait for the final results of the 2007 State Championship.

2007 State Championship Catfish Tournament Results & Photos

 

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