Santee Shows No Signs of Slowing Down

The pros thought it may get better and they were right. There were 7 anglers topping the 30lb mark and the total field bested Thursday’s total by more than 450 lbs.

Preston Clark continues to set the pace. His 5 fish weighed a mortal 29-05, pushing his two day total to 68-11, giving his a 5-02 lead on Kelly Jordan. Clark only needs about 20lbs per day in the final 2 days to break the record, not out of the question considering his first to limits. In fact, 8 anglers are more than half way to Rojas’ record, and funny enough, Dean Rojas is one of them. In fact, if more big fish keep coming to the banks, there is potential for someone outside the Top 10 to surge up and challenge the record. Below you will see the Top 50 anglers, and “the Bachelor” Byron Velvick was the last guy in the cut. Notice the cut here is about 5lbs heavier than that of the famed Amistad Tournament.

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

1. Preston Clark          Palatka, Fla.          10 68-11 310    $1,500.00
Day 1: 5   39-06    Day 2: 5   29-05
2. Kelly Jordon           Mineola, Texas         10 63-09 295      $500.00
Day 1: 5   31-15    Day 2: 5   31-10
3. Terry Scroggins        Palatka, Fla.          10 61-02 290
Day 1: 5   33-06    Day 2: 5   27-12
4. Skeet Reese            Auburn, Calif.         10 59-15 285
Day 1: 5   29-12    Day 2: 5   30-03
5. Kevin Wirth            Crestwood, Ky.         10 59-05 280    $1,000.00
Day 1: 5   27-06    Day 2: 5   31-15
6. John Crews             Salem, Va.             10 58-13 276
Day 1: 5   29-09    Day 2: 5   29-04
7. Dean Rojas             Lake Havasu, Ariz.     10 57-04 272
Day 1: 5   25-09    Day 2: 5   31-11
8. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, Ala.           10 55-03 268
Day 1: 5   23-06    Day 2: 5   31-13
9. Jimmy Mize             Ben Lomond, Ark.       10 52-10 264
Day 1: 5   27-08    Day 2: 5   25-02
10. Bink Desaro            Boise, Idaho           10 51-07 260
Day 1: 5   22-08    Day 2: 5   28-15
11. Mark Menendez          Paducah, Ky.           10 50-11 257
Day 1: 5   20-08    Day 2: 5   30-03
12. Jeff Reynolds          Idabel, Okla.          10 50-08 254
Day 1: 5   21-08    Day 2: 5   29-00
13. Aaron Martens          Leeds, Ala.            10 50-03 251
Day 1: 5   22-13    Day 2: 5   27-06
14. Timmy Horton           Muscle Shoals, Ala.    10 49-07 246
Day 1: 5   18-09    Day 2: 5   30-14
14. Jason Quinn            York, S.C.             10 49-07 246
Day 1: 5   23-08    Day 2: 5   25-15
16. Todd Faircloth         Jasper, Texas          10 49-05 243
Day 1: 5   24-10    Day 2: 5   24-11
17. Takahiro Omori         Emory, Texas           10 49-02 241
Day 1: 5   21-07    Day 2: 5   27-11
18. Russ Lane              Prattville, Ala.       10 48-07 239
Day 1: 5   23-00    Day 2: 5   25-07
19. Michael Iaconelli      Runnemede, N.J.        10 48-04 237
Day 1: 5   20-06    Day 2: 5   27-14
20. Bradley Hallman        Norman, Okla.          10 47-04 234
Day 1: 5   32-05    Day 2: 5   14-15
20. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, La.          10 47-04 234
Day 1: 5   21-09    Day 2: 5   25-11
22. Zell Rowland           Montgomery, Texas      10 46-11 231
Day 1: 5   22-12    Day 2: 5   23-15
23. Randy Howell           Springville, Ala.      10 46-08 229
Day 1: 5   19-09    Day 2: 5   26-15
24. John Murray            Phoenix, Ariz.         10 46-05 227
Day 1: 5   26-02    Day 2: 5   20-03
25. Mark Rogers            Naples, Fla.           10 46-00 225
Day 1: 5   20-11    Day 2: 5   25-05
26. Denny Brauer           Camdenton, Mo.         10 43-13 223
Day 1: 5   26-06    Day 2: 5   17-07
27. William Smith, Jr      Somerset, Ky.          10 43-12 221
Day 1: 5   22-02    Day 2: 5   21-10
28. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, Fla.      10 43-02 219
Day 1: 5   21-01    Day 2: 5   22-01
29. Lee Bailey             Boaz, Ala.             10 42-09 217
Day 1: 5   17-02    Day 2: 5   25-07
30. Ishama Monroe          Hughson, Calif.        10 42-06 215
Day 1: 5   16-10    Day 2: 5   25-12
31. Dave Wolak             Warrior Run, Pa.       10 42-04 213
Day 1: 5   19-06    Day 2: 5   22-14
32. Mike Wurm              Hot Springs, Ark.      10 42-01 210
Day 1: 5   14-06    Day 2: 5   27-11
32. Kevin Langill          Terrell, N.C.          10 42-01 210
Day 1: 5   21-06    Day 2: 5   20-11
34. Brent Chapman          Lake Quivira, Kan.     10 42-00 207
Day 1: 5   18-09    Day 2: 5   23-07
35. Vince Hurtado          Waterford, Calif.      10 41-15 205
Day 1: 5   16-14    Day 2: 5   25-01
36. Robert Hamilton Jr     Nashville, Tenn.       10 41-05 203
Day 1: 5   21-07    Day 2: 5   19-14
37. Gary Klein             Weatherford, Texas     10 41-04 201
Day 1: 5   21-08    Day 2: 5   19-12
38. Paul Elias             Laurel, Miss.          10 41-03 199
Day 1: 5   22-09    Day 2: 5   18-10
39. Bradley Stringer       Huntington, Texas      10 40-14 195
Day 1: 5   27-11    Day 2: 5   13-03
39. Shaw E Grigsby, Jr     Gainesville, Fla.      10 40-14 195
Day 1: 5   16-10    Day 2: 5   24-04
39. Jarrett Edwards        Page, Ariz.            10 40-14 195
Day 1: 5   17-15    Day 2: 5   22-15
42. Bill Lowen             North Bend, Ohio       10 40-11 191
Day 1: 5   23-09    Day 2: 5   17-02
43. Scott Rook             Little Rock, Ark.      10 40-04 189
Day 1: 5   26-05    Day 2: 5   13-15
44. Mark Tyler             Scottsdale, Ariz.      10 40-03 187
Day 1: 5   23-03    Day 2: 5   17-00
45. Peter E Thliveros      Jacksonville, Fla.     10 40-00 185
Day 1: 5   27-01    Day 2: 5   12-15
46. Gerald Swindle         Hayden, Ala.           10 39-15 183
Day 1: 5   23-15    Day 2: 5   16-00
47. Darrin Schwenkbeck     Silver Spring, Md.     10 39-14 181
Day 1: 5   21-11    Day 2: 5   18-03
48. Kurt Dove              Warrenton, Va.         10 39-10 179
Day 1: 5   17-07    Day 2: 5   22-03
49. Kotaro Kiriyama        Moody, Ala.            10 39-07 176
Day 1: 5   20-12    Day 2: 5   18-11
49. Byron Velvick          Boulder City, Nev.     10 39-07 176
Day 1: 5   19-14    Day 2: 5   19-09