Cat Ship Crazy wins Cooper River tourney

With a total weight of 79.40 pounds, Team Cat Ship Crazy took first place in the Santee Lakes Catfish Club’s Cooper River tournament on Nov. 5, 2022. Team members Phillip and Noah Mims also took the Big Fish Award with a 42.25-pound fish.

Team SC Cats, made up of David Kingsmore and Glenn Suber finished in second place with a total weight of 69.35 pounds. Team Drop Off took third place with Thomas Walker and Demetrius Young teaming up for 66.45 pounds.

Team Kackalacky Katfishing (Brandon Jackson and John Gordon) weighed in 52.05 to finish in fourth place. Rounding out the Top 5 was David Rudd, Roy Huber and Tammy Rudd of Team Drag Junkies, weighing in 51.75 pounds.

Ninth-place finishers Team RC Cats, made up of Robert and Kristie Reynolds, took second-place honors for Big Fish. Their total weight of 46.15 was anchored by a 36.35 pounder.

Twenty-six teams fished the event, with 22 bringing fish to the scales. Six fish weighing more than 25 pounds were weighed.

The Santee Lakes Catfish Club’s next tournament will take place Jan. 21 out of Hill’s Landing & RV Park.

For more information on the club, click here.