By Thomas Grant Jr.<\/i><\/p>\n
A heavy afternoon rainstorm was not enough to put a damper on the Queen City Kayak Bass Fishing tournament last Saturday at Lake Murray.<\/p>\n
A site record 100 anglers took part in the event in Irmo. Claiming the top prize was arguably the hottest bass catcher on the tour in Jeremy Heath.<\/p>\n
The Hendersonville, N.C. resident caught four bass totaling 73.25 inches. The extra .25 was enough to beat out Fort Mill native Nick Huddleston for first place and $2,600.<\/p>\n
Robert Sinker of Blythewood took third place with a haul of 71 inches.<\/p>\n
This was the third event win in a row and the second straight main event win for Heath.<\/p>\n
The award ceremony was held at the Harbison Theater in Irmo.<\/p>\n
“We had an amazing group of sponsors in Lake Murray Country, LC Angler Paddle Sports and Buddy’s Marine, which allowed us to guarantee $2000 to first place and $1000 to second place,” said owner\/administrator Vinny Ferreri. “With the TOC (Tournament of Champions) points being extremely important at this point of the season, we saw our highest attendance at a Lake Murray event, 100 anglers.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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