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Second Day of Bassmaster Southern
Open on Santee Cooper Canceled
May 9, 2008 - SUMMERTON, S.C. - Due to unsafe
weather conditions, the second day of competition of the Bassmaster
Southern Open event on Santee Cooper Reservoir in South Carolina
was canceled.
The event is expected to continue Saturday, and
will be the final day of competition. The full field of 185 pros
and 185 co-anglers will compete.
Alabama's Matt Herren led the pro field on the
first day, Thursday, with 23 pounds, 8 ounces. Pros are vying
for a first-place prize of $45,000 and a piece of the total pro
payout of more than $193,000. Co-anglers are competing for a
top prize of a $32,000 Triton/Mercury boat rig.
The final day of the tournament will be covered
on www.Bassmaster.com with live video and a leaderboard during
the weigh-in, scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET.
The public is invited to the 6:15 a.m. Saturday
launch as well as the weigh-in at John C. Land III Boating &
Sportfishing Facility in Summerton.
For photos from the event, click here.
Bassmaster Open sponsors include Toyota Tundra, Advance Auto
Parts, Berkley, Lowrance, Mercury, Purolator, Skeeter, Yamaha,
Optima Batteries and Triton Boats.
Local sponsors include the Clarendon County Chamber
of Commerce.
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