Bill Lowen’s nickname is “Turtle,” and it’s fitting for the way he’s been successful not only this week at Winyah Bay, but last week in his 7th place finish at Lake Hartwell.
“They want my bait moving really slow,” said Lowen, after his second-straight 13-pounds-plus day moved him into first place Friday. “Just like last week with that buzzbait, they wanted it as slow as you could get it to go. My spinnerbait (this week) is no different. They want it high in the water column, and they want it slow. If I burn it along, I don’t get a bite. But if I fish it slow and float it around the grass, they’ll flush it like a toilet bowl.”
Lowen didn’t make the run to the Cooper River in 2016 when he finished 34th. And in an angler survey question prior to the season, Lowen voted to make the Cooper River off-limits in order to keep the playing field more Winyah Bay oriented. He’s now glad he was out-voted on that issue.
“Be careful what you wish for,” said Lowen with a smile.