Southern Archive

  • Southern Open Qualifiers

    Southern Open Qualifiers

    Matt Herren of Trussville, Ala., Greg Pugh of Cullman, Ala., and Bassmaster Elite Series pro Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Fla., qualified Saturday for the 2009 Bassmaster Classic through the Bassmaster Southern Open circuit. The three pros also led the list of 10 anglers who earned...

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  • Tharp Triumphs in Southern Open

    Tharp Triumphs in Southern Open

    Randall Tharp on Saturday won the first BASS event he’d ever entered, the Bassmaster Southern Open on Santee Cooper Reservoir, by a more than 6-pound margin. With a final-day catch of 25 pounds, 10 ounces, Tharp of Gardendale, Ala., shot from sixth place to take...

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  • Southern Open Points Race

    Southern Open Points Race

    The second of three 2008 Southern Open events, the South Carolina stop of the Bassmaster Southern Open circuit set for May 8-10, is the turning point in the circuit’s points race. Pros are competing for a $45,000 top prize and crucial points in the event...

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  • 2008 Opens Kick Off in Florida

    2008 Opens Kick Off in Florida

    For a shot at the all-cash winner’s haul of $45,000, pros in the season-opening Bassmaster Southern Open, set for Jan. 17-19, will have to go with the tidal flow of Florida’s 310-mile, fish-rich St. Johns River. Out of Palatka, Fla., the St. Johns tournament is...

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