Saluda, Batesburg-Leesville Fishermen Win $5,000 Prize

Saluda, Batesburg-Leesville Fishermen Win $5,000 Prize
Sean Anderson (left) of Saluda, S.C., and George Berry (right) of Batesburg-Leesville, S.C., won the $5,000 first prize at the NWTF Bass Bonanza Sept. 22 with five bass weighing 23.32 pounds.

APPLING, Ga. – Sean Anderson of Saluda, S.C., and George Berry of Batesburg-Leesville, S.C., claimed the $5,000 first prize at the NWTF Bass Bonanza Sept. 22 at Wildwood Park on Lake Thurmond.  “I’ve won several tournaments, but nothing big like this before,” said Berry. “My partner found a lot of good fish.”  Anderson won a boat last year at a tournament on Lake Greenwood in South Carolina.  The five bass Anderson and Berry counted weighed 23.32 pounds.