Area angler wins tourney

Lake Hartwell area resident Casey Ashley won the big fishing tourney in his back door. The 31-year old Ashley caught five bass that weighed 20 pounds, three ounces to win the GEICO Bassmaster Classic. Ashley has lived just a few miles from the lake all his life. It was his sixth try to win the tourney. Besides an accomplished angler, Ashley is a singer, songwriter, and musician and opened the three-day event Friday singing the national anthem.