Brandon McMillan closed out a dominant season in the Bassmaster Southern Opens by winning the last of the three events at Georgia's Lake Seminole on Saturday with a 3-day total of 49-05. The Floridian's 9-13 final-day weight amounted to less than half of what he'd caught on each of the previous 2 days, but still left him with a victory margin of nearly 4 pounds.
McMillan, who wrapped up the circuit's points title (and a berth in the 2016 Elite Series) on day 2, earned a Bassmaster Classic slot by virtue of his victory. He caught all of his fish punching grassbeds with a Zoom Z Craw (full details of his winning pattern will be posted soon).
Randall Tharp ended up 2nd with 45-06, followed by Chad Grigsby with 44-10.
Below are the final numbers for the Top 12.
1. Brandon McMillan: 49-05
2. Randall Tharp: 45-06
3. Chad Grigsby: 44-10
4. Kelley Jaye: 42-09
5. Timmy Reneau: 38-14
6. Trevor Fitzgerald: 35-06
7. Bobby Lane: 34-05
8. Scott Luster: 33-06
9. George Kapiton: 33-02
10. Jim Murray: 32-14
11. Kyle Fox: 30-01
12. Richard Howes: 27-01
