Midlands Striper Club held its annual awards banquet at Saluda Shoals Park on January 10th to celebrate the 2014 season and give special recognition to sponsors as well as the top five finishing teams. Shealy?s BBQ of Batesburg did an outstanding job with the catering to the 150 folks in attendance.
Captain Richy Brensinger, Joey Smoak and Wayne Bell of Team Landlocked finished the season on top of the standings for the second year in a row and received recognition for their back to back fantastic years. They spent time talking about the trials of the 2014 season and thanking those that helped them make 2014 such a special season.
2nd Place went to Capt. Tommy Richardson, Sons Caleb and Jaime, and John Sightler of Team Striper Redemption.
3rd Place went to Capt. Lee Thomas, Kreg Frady, and Carl Thompson of Team Catchall.
4th Place went to Capt. Townsend Wessinger, Baylon Moore, and Bill Linse of Team Rocky Bottom.
5th Place went to Capt. Woody Barnes, Tom Gitto, and Van Cook of Team Shad Up & Fish.
Big Fish for 2014 went to Liz Sineath of Team Stoneage for her 27.2 pound live release Striper caught in the December tournament.
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