FLW Weekend Winners / Grand Lake

[JimDicken]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWILLIAMS WINS WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SUPER TOURNAMENT ON GRAND LAKE

GROVE, Okla. (Sept. 11, 2006) - Boater Lance Williams of Billings, Mo., earned 300 points and $5,632 Sunday as the winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Okie Division Super Tournament on Grand Lake.
Williams' two-day winning catch of 10 bass weighed 29 pounds, 6 ounces.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Chris Torkleson of Sand Springs, Okla. (10 bass, 27 pounds, 10 ounces, $2,816); Joel Baker of Talala, Okla. (10 bass, 27 pounds, 2 ounces, $1,877); Jay Scott of Jay, Okla., (10 bass, 26 pounds, 14 ounces, $1,314) and Wayne Diffee of Oakhurst, Okla. (10 bass, 26 pounds, 10 ounces, $1,126).
Torkleson also took home an additional $500 for being the highest placing Ranger Cup participant.
Derick Frye of Tulsa, Okla., won the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 5-pound, 14-ounce bass that earned him $735.
Marshall Halverson of Glencoe, Okla., earned $2,816 as the co-angler winner thanks to 10 bass weighing 22 pounds, 1 ounce.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Travis Miskovsky of Oklahoma City, Okla. (10 bass, 21 pounds, 5 ounces, $1,408); John Stottlemyre of Luther, Okla. (six bass, 18 pounds, 11 ounces, $941); Dan Hayes of Tulsa, Okla., (10 bass, 17 pounds, 13 ounces, $657) and Don Benson of Eufaula, Okla. (seven bass, 17 pounds, 1 ounce, $563).
Stottlemyre earned an additional $367 as the co-angler Snickers Big Bass winner with a 4-pound, 12-ounce bass.
The top 40 Okie boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Wright Patman Regional Championship near Texarkana, Texas, Oct. 19-21, where they will compete against Arkie, Cowboy and Louisiana anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million and a potential $140,000 cash going to the winning boater and $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing.
The Boater Division points champion who advances the farthest at the All-American will earn $10,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion. The co-angler points champion who advances the farthest will earn $5,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion in the Co-angler Division.
For complete Okie Division standings, visit FLWOutdoors.com.
The $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League features 28 divisions nationwide. In BFL competition, boaters and co-anglers are randomly paired, with boaters supplying the boat and fishing against other boaters and co-anglers fishing from the back deck against other co-anglers.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.
For more information or to enter a tournament, call (270) 252-1000 or visit FLWOutdoors.com.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.

[JimDicken]

FOX WINS WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SUPER TOURNAMENT ON LAKE TOHO

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Sept. 11, 2006) - Boater Kyle Fox of Lakeland, Fla., earned 300 points and $6,011 Sunday as the winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Gator Division Super Tournament on Lake Toho.
Fox's two-day winning catch of 10 bass weighed 32 pounds, 6 ounces.
Rounding out the top five boaters are John Cox of Debary, Fla. (10 bass, 28 pounds, 15 ounces, $3,006); Clint Boyles of Deltona, Fla. (10 bass, 28 pounds, 2 ounces, $2,002); Jim Folks of Melbourne, Fla., (10 bass, 27 pounds, 14 ounces, $1,403) and Robert Lane of Lakeland, Fla. (10 bass, 27 pounds, 4 ounces, $1,202).
Boyles also won the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 9-pound, 4-ounce bass that earned him an additional $825.
Lane also took home an additional $500 for being the highest-placing Ranger Cup participant.
Jeff Starr of Rockledge, Fla., earned $3,006 as the co-angler winner thanks to 10 bass weighing 21 pounds, 4 ounces.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Scott Fannon of Oldsmar, Fla. (17 pounds, 10 ounces, $1,503); Tim Eundris of Gibsonton, Fla. (17 pounds, 5 ounces, $1,004); Charles Bush of Saint Cloud, Fla., (17 pounds, 2 ounces, $701) and Jeff Sullivan of Frostproof, Fla. (16 pounds, 1 ounce, $601).
Daniel Davis of Gainesville, Fla., earned $412 as the co-angler Snickers Big Bass winner with a 5-pound, 15-ounce bass.
The top 40 Gator Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Kerr Lake Regional Championship near Henderson, N.C., Oct. 12-14, where they will compete against Savannah River, Shenandoah and South Carolina anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million and a potential $140,000 cash going to the winning boater and $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing.
The Boater Division points champion who advances the farthest at the All-American will earn $10,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion. The co-angler points champion who advances the farthest will earn $5,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion in the Co-angler Division.
For complete Gator Division standings, visit FLWOutdoors.com.
The $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League features 28 divisions nationwide. In BFL competition, boaters and co-anglers are randomly paired, with boaters supplying the boat and fishing against other boaters and co-anglers fishing from the back deck against other co-anglers.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.
For more information or to enter a tournament, call (270) 252-1000 or visit FLWOutdoors.com.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.

[JimDicken]

WALTERS WINS WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SUPER TOURNAMENT ON LAKE HICKORY

HICKORY, N.C. (Sept. 11, 2006) - Boater Todd Walters of High Point, N.C., earned 300 points and $5,197 Sunday as the winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division Super Tournament on Lake Hickory.
Walters' two-day winning catch of 10 bass weighed 28 pounds, 5 ounces. He was throwing crankbaits around deep bridges to catch his bass.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Kevin Helms of Denver, N.C. (six bass, 16 pounds, 15 ounces, $2,598); Thomas Anderson of Hickory, N.C. (seven bass, 14 pounds, 4 ounces, $1,733); Mark Carpenter of Lincolnton, N.C., (seven bass, 13 pounds, 8 ounces, $1,213) and Shane Patrick of Fleetwood, N.C. (six bass, 13 pounds, 7 ounces, $1,039).
Carpenter also took home an additional $500 for being the highest-placing Ranger Cup participant.
Chuck Douthit of Mooresville, N.C., won the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 5-pound, 2-ounce bass that earned him $652.
Jason Mulkey of Granite Falls, N.C., earned $2,599 as the co-angler winner thanks to four bass weighing 9 pounds, 12 ounces that he caught on a jig around rocks and docks.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Charles Stroud of Boiling Springs, N.C. (three bass, 8 pounds, 4 ounces, $1,299); Jerry Hayden of Charlotte, N.C. (three bass, 7 pounds, 8 ounces, $867); Junior Self of Vale, N.C., (two bass, 7 pounds, 5 ounces, $606) and Gordon Smith of Lake Wylie, S.C. (three bass, 6 pounds, 10 ounces, $520).
Self also earned an additional $326 as the co-angler Snickers Big Bass winner with a 4-pound, 10-ounce bass.
The top 40 North Carolina Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Smith Mountain Regional Championship near Moneta, Va., Oct. 19-21, where they will compete against Empire, Northeast and Piedmont anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million and a potential $140,000 cash going to the winning boater and $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing.
The Boater Division points champion who advances the farthest at the All-American will earn $10,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion. The co-angler points champion who advances the farthest will earn $5,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion in the Co-angler Division.
For complete North Carolina Division standings, visit FLWOutdoors.com.
The $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League features 28 divisions nationwide. In BFL competition, boaters and co-anglers are randomly paired, with boaters supplying the boat and fishing against other boaters and co-anglers fishing from the back deck against other co-anglers.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.
For more information or to enter a tournament, call (270) 252-1000 or visit FLWOutdoors.com.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most-respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.

[JimDicken]

SANDERS WINS WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SUPER TOURNAMENT ON OHIO RIVER

GOLCONDA, Ill. (Sept. 11, 2006) - Boater Steve Sanders of Vienna, Ill., earned 300 points and $5,632 Sunday as the winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Illini Division Super Tournament on the Ohio River.
Sanders' two-day winning catch of 10 bass weighed 20 pounds, 2 ounces.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Ivan Maxwell of Tunnel Hill, Ill. (10 bass, 18 pounds, 4 ounces, $2,816); Randy Stroup of Peoria, Ill. (10 bass, 18 pounds, 2 ounces, $1,877); David Bortner of Marion, Ill., (10 bass, 17 pounds, 8 ounces, $1,314) and Dale Greene of Mount Vernon, Ill. (10 bass, 17 pounds, 3 ounces, $1,126).
Anton Silvester of Stauton, Ill., won the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 4-pound, 3-ounce bass that earned him $735.
Stroup took home an additional $500 for being the highest-placing Ranger Cup participant.
Rick McGuire of Warrenton, Mo., earned $2,816 as the co-angler winner thanks to 10 bass weighing 13 pounds, 12 ounces.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Tim Hunt of La Place, Ill. (nine bass, 12 pounds, 3 ounces, $1,408); Timothy Mott of Bloomington, Ill. (10 bass, 12 pounds, 2 ounces, $941); Bradley Smith of Troy, Ill., (eight bass, 12 pounds, 1 ounce, $657) and Scott Jones of Shorewood, Ill. (eight bass, 11 pounds, 6 ounces, $563).
Jerry Dye of Hume, Ill., earned $367 as the co-angler Division Snickers Big Bass winner with a 3-pound, 2-ounce bass.
The top 40 Illini Division boaters and Co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Fort Madison Regional Championship near Fort Madison, Iowa, Oct. 5-7, where they will compete against Great Lakes, Michigan and Ozark anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million and a potential $140,000 cash going to the winning boater and $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing.
The Boater Division points champion who advances the farthest at the All-American will earn $10,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion. The co-angler points champion who advances the farthest will earn $5,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion in the Co-angler Division.
For complete Illini Division standings, visit FLWOutdoors.com.
The $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League features 28 divisions nationwide. In BFL competition, boaters and co-anglers are randomly paired, with boaters supplying the boat and fishing against other boaters and co-anglers fishing from the back deck against other co-anglers.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.
For more information or to enter a tournament, call (270) 252-1000 or visit FLWOutdoors.com.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most-respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.

[JimDicken]

CLAPPER WINS WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SUPER TOURNAMENT ON THE DETROIT RIVER

TRENTON, MICH. (Sept. 11, 2006) - Boater Steve Clapper of Lima, Ohio, earned 300 points and $4,604 Sunday as the winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Michigan Division Super Tournament on the Detroit River. He also earned a $1,000 Ranger Cup bonus for a total of $5,604 in winnings.
Clappers's two-day winning catch of 10 bass weighed 41 pounds, 6 ounces. He caught his fish on day one from deep-water rock piles by using gobies on a drop-shot rig. On day two, he used an ISG tube near shoreline rock piles.
Rounding out the top five boaters are David Reault of Livonia, Mich. (10 bass, 40 pounds, 7 ounces, $2,302); Mark Modrak of Chesterfield, Mich. (10 bass, 37 pounds, 4 ounces, $1,536); Chad Pipkens of Holt, Mich. (10 bass, 36 pounds, 8 ounces, $1,074); and Scott Webster of Manchester, Mich. (10 bass, 35 pounds, 2 ounces, $921).
Pipkens won the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 5-pound, 14-ounce bass that earned him $540.
Rick Woods of Smiths Creek, Mich., earned $2,302 as the co-angler winner thanks to 10 bass weighing 32 pounds, 15 ounces.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Robert Mann of Windsor, Ontario (10 bass, 32 pounds, 14 ounces, $1,151); Philip Borsa of Redford, Mich. (10 bass, 31 pounds, 4 ounces, $767); Scott Noel of Loveland, Ohio (eight bass, 27 pounds, 6 ounces, $537) and Jeffery Cox of Saline, Mich. (10 bass, 25 pounds, 10 ounces, $460).
Leo Reiter of Goshen, Ind., earned $270 as the co-angler Snickers Big Bass winner with a 6-pound, 1-ounce bass.
The top 40 Michigan Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Mississippi River Regional Championship near Fort Madison, Iowa, Oct. 5-7, where they will compete against Great Lakes, Illini and Ozark Division anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million and a potential $140,000 cash prize going to the winning boater and $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing.
The Boater Division points champion who advances the farthest at the All-American will earn $10,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion. The co-angler points champion who advances the farthest will earn $5,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion in the Co-angler Division.
For complete Michigan Division standings, visit FLWOutdoors.com.
The $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League features 28 divisions nationwide. In BFL competition, boaters and co-anglers are randomly paired, with boaters supplying the boat and fishing against other boaters and co-anglers fishing from the back deck against other co-anglers.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.
For more information or to enter a tournament, call (270) 252-1000 or visit FLWOutdoors.com.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most-respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.
###

[JimDicken]

WINES WINS WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SUPER TOURNAMENT ON POTOMAC RIVER

LA PLATA, Md. (Sept. 11, 2006) - Boater Barton Wines of Warrenton, Va., earned 300 points and $5,077 Sunday as the winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Northeast Division Super Tournament on the Potomac River. He also earned a $1,000 Ranger Cup bonus for a total of $6,077 in winnings.
Wines' two-day winning catch of 10 bass weighed 26 pounds, 15 ounces. He was throwing a Zoom green pumpkin Brush Hog in and around submerged weedbeds to catch his bass..
Rounding out the top five boaters are Bryan Schmitt of Columbia, Md. (10 bass, 23 pounds, 2 ounces, $2,539); Bill Naron of Huntingtown, Md. (10 bass, 22 pounds, 11 ounces, $1,694); Richard Martin Jr. of Sparrows Point, Md., (seven bass, 20 pounds, 7 ounces, $1,185) and Doug Jenkins of Saint Leonard, Md. (10 bass, 19 pounds, 2 ounces, $1,015).
Timothy Hagerich of Carlisle, Pa., won the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 4-pound, 13-ounce bass that earned him $637.
Brian Wisniewski of South Amboy, N.J., earned $2,539 as the co-angler winner thanks to seven bass weighing 15 pounds, 5 ounces that he caught on a combination of finesse tackle and a ChatterBait in submerged weedbeds.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Peter Yanni of Gaithersburg, Md. (eight bass, 15 pounds, 4 ounces, $1,269); Atsushi Nakahigashi of Chester, Va. (eight bass, 14 pounds, 12 ounces, $846); Kevin Smith of Somerdale, N.J., (five bass, 13 pounds, 7 ounces, $592) and Gary McGill of Clear Springs, Md. (six bass, 12 pounds, $508).
Yanni earned an additional $319 as the co-angler Snickers Big Bass winner with a 4-pound, 6-ounce bass.
The top 40 Northeast boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Smith Mountain Regional Championship near Moneta, Va., Oct. 19-21, where they will compete against Empire, North Carolina and Piedmont anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million and a potential $140,000 cash going to the winning boater and $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing.
The Boater Division points champion who advances the farthest at the All-American will earn $10,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion. The co-angler points champion who advances the farthest will earn $5,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion in the Co-angler Division.
For complete Northeast Division standings, visit FLWOutdoors.com.
The $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League features 28 divisions nationwide. In BFL competition, boaters and co-anglers are randomly paired, with boaters supplying the boat and fishing against other boaters and co-anglers fishing from the back deck against other co-anglers.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.
For more information or to enter a tournament, call (270) 252-1000 or visit FLWOutdoors.com.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most-respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.

[JimDicken]

GRAPE WINS WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SUPER TOURNAMENT ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE

SCOTTSBORO, ALA. (Sept. 11, 2006) - Boater Jason Grape of Rainbow City, Ala., earned 300 points and $6,175 Sunday as the winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Bama Division Super Tournament on Lake Guntersville. He also earned a $1,500 Ranger Cup and Powered by Yamaha bonus for a total of $7,675 in winnings.
Grape's two-day winning catch of 10 bass weighed 43 pounds, 7 ounces and was caught on Bo's jigs fished on river ledges and rats fished over matted grass.
"On the first day, we had our limit by 9:15 by fishing jigs on a river ledge," he said. "We were waiting outside of the marina by 10 o'clock in the morning."
Rounding out the top five boaters are David Gray of Section, Ala. (10 bass, 38 pounds, 6 ounces, $3,088); Sam Bass of Section, Ala. (10 bass, 35 pounds, 15 ounces, $2,060); Tim Buckner of Scottsboro, Ala. (10 bass, 35 pounds, 12 ounces, $1,441) and Marshall Deakins of Dunlap, Tenn. (10 bass, 34 pounds, 5 ounces, $1,235).
Ryan Anaya of Warrior, Ala., won the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 7-pound, 3-ounce bass that earned him $847.
Wes Ward of Birmingham, Ala., earned $2,916 as the co-angler winner thanks to nine bass weighing 33 pounds, 13 ounces that he caught on jigs, 10 1/2 -inch worms and rats while fishing with Grape.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Kent Lodari of Seymour, Tenn. (six bass, 22 pounds, 2 ounces, $1,458); David Pollard of Carrollton, Ga. (six bass, 19 pounds, 2 ounces, $971); Tyler Ford of Tuscumbia, Ala. (five bass, 16 pounds, 3 ounces, $680) and Beaver Potterfield of Hollywood, Ala. (five bass, 14 pounds, 14 ounces, $583).
Curt McGuire of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., earned $394 as the co-angler Snickers Big Bass winner with a 6-pound, 13-ounce bass.
The top 40 Bama Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Kentucky Lake Regional Championship near Gilbertsville, Ky., Oct. 19-21, where they will compete against Buckeye, Hoosier and Mountain Division anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million and a potential $140,000 cash going to the winning boater and $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing.
The Boater Division points champion who advances the farthest at the All-American will earn $10,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion. The co-angler points champion who advances the farthest will earn $5,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion in the Co-angler Division.
For complete Bama Division standings, visit FLWOutdoors.com.
The $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League features 28 divisions nationwide. In BFL competition, boaters and co-anglers are randomly paired, with boaters supplying the boat and fishing against other boaters and co-anglers fishing from the back deck against other co-anglers.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.
For more information or to enter a tournament, call (270) 252-1000 or visit FLWOutdoors.com.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most-respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.