APPLING, Ga. — Boater Kameron Harbin of Abbeville, South Carolina, caught 5 bass Saturday, June 18, weighing 20 kilos, 7 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League offered by T-H Marine on Clarks Hill Lake. The match was the fourth occasion for the Bass Fishing League South Carolina Division. Harbin earned $11,856, which features a $7,000 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus, for his victory.

“I discovered one space of the lake that I ran and had some very high quality bites,” Harbin mentioned. “I caught a 2-pounder proper off the bat after which adopted that up half-hour later with a 5-pounder. I simply stored selecting them off one after the other all day lengthy and caught my final good fish about midday.”

Harbin mentioned he fished from the center of Clarks Hill towards the higher finish. He focused shallow ditches within the backs of creeks with a Berkley J-Walker and a Berkley PowerBait Backside Hopper Worm fished on a shaky head rig.

After catching 20 keepers in the course of the match, Harbin mentioned he felt assured in his weigh bag for essentially the most half, however had a 2-pound fish he needed to improve.

“I had a 5-pounder that ended up spitting the bait out, and I assumed, ‘That’s going to be the one which prices me the win,’” Harbin mentioned. “I simply didn’t suppose I had it received.

“I’ve had a variety of expertise at Clarks Hill and fished it for a few years,” Harbin added. “I’ve been shut earlier than in BFL competitors and have completed second, so to lastly get one wrapped up in a win feels actually good.”

The highest 10 boaters completed the match in:

1st: Kameron Harbin, Abbeville, S.C., 5 bass, 20-7, $11,856 (consists of $7,000 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus)

2nd: Donald Miller, Harlem, Ga., 5 bass, 20-6, $1,913

third: Tucker Veronee, Gilbert, S.C., 5 bass, 18-9, $1,141

4th: Joshua Rockefeller, Harlem, Ga., 5 bass, 17-2, $799

fifth: Randall Clark, Hephzibah, Ga., 5 bass, 15-7, $685

sixth: Wesley Story, Clarks Hill, S.C., 5 bass, 15-3, $628

seventh: Tyler Partitions, Gastonia, N.C., 5 bass, 15-0, $771

eighth: Joshua Weaver, Monroe, Ga., 5 bass, 14-8, $514

ninth: D.J. Hadden, Appling, Ga., 5 bass, 13-1, $457

tenth: Danny Kirk, Midville, Ga., 5 bass, 13-0, $400

Harbin additionally caught a largemouth weighing 5 kilos, 13 ounces – the heaviest of the occasion within the Boater Division – to earn the day’s Berkley Massive Bass Boater award of $430.

Rennison Robbins of Jackson, South Carolina, received the Strike King Co-angler Division and $1,928 Saturday after catching 5 bass weighing 11 kilos, 14 ounces.

The highest 10 Strike King co-anglers had been:

1st: Rennison Robbins, Jackson, S.C., 5 bass, 11-14, $1,928

2nd: Brennan Gunther, Mount Nice, S.C., 5 bass, 10-11, $956

third: Cameron Mullis, Gastonia, N.C., 5 bass, 9-13, $571

4th: James Akins, Cumming, Ga., 5 bass, 9-12, $400

fifth: Kevin Henderson, Honea Path, S.C., 5 bass, 9-10, $343

sixth: Matthew Guffey, Simpsonville, S.C., 5 bass, 8-14, $314

seventh: Hunter Bailey, North Augusta, S.C., 5 bass, 8-0, $285

eighth: Arthur Harris, York, S.C., 4 bass, 7-12, $257

ninth: Joey Alexander, Salem, N.C., 5 bass, 7-11, $228

tenth: Heath Pieczynski, Forsyth, Ga., three bass, 7-8, $200

Robbins additionally caught the biggest bass within the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 kilos, 8 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Berkley Massive Bass Co-angler award of $215.

After 4 occasions, Jason Burroughs of Hodges, South Carolina, leads the Bass Fishing League South Carolina Division Boater Angler of the 12 months (AOY) race with 976 factors, whereas Jacob Barfield of Conway, South Carolina, leads the Strike King Co-Angler Division AOY race with 948 factors.

The highest 45 boaters and co-anglers within the area based mostly on level standings, together with the 5 winners in every qualifying occasion, might be entered within the Oct. 13-15 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Pickwick Lake in Counce, Tennessee. Boaters will compete for a prime award of $60,000, together with a brand new Phoenix 819 Professional with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard and $10,000, whereas co-anglers will fish for a brand new Phoenix 819 Professional with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard.

The 2022 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Introduced by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit dedicated to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments all through the season, 5 qualifying occasions in every division. The highest 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers from every division, together with the 5 winners of the qualifying occasions, will advance to considered one of six Regional Championships the place they’re competing to complete within the prime six, which then qualifies them for one of many longest-running championships in all of aggressive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

The highest 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers plus match winners from every Phoenix Bass Fishing League division can even earn precedence entry into the MLF Toyota Sequence, the pathway to the MLF Deal with Warehouse Professional Circuit and in the end the MLF Bass Professional Tour.

Proud sponsors of the 2022 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Introduced by T-H Marine embody: 4WP, 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, AFTCO, A.R.E. Truck Caps, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Black Rifle Espresso, E3, Epic Baits, Favourite Fishing, Gary Yamamoto Baits, Normal Tire, Lew’s, Lowrance, Lucas Oil, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Energy-Pole, Revital Open air, Strike King, Deal with Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, Wiley X, YETI and Yo-Zuri.

For full particulars and up to date match info, go to MajorLeagueFishing.com.