WHAT: Bill Burkett of Paris, Ark., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 9 ounces Saturday, June 19, 2010 to win $5,718 in the FLW BFL Arkie Division tournament on Lake Dardanelle. Burkett was fishing brush piles using a topwater worm to sack his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers were:
2nd: | Shawn Gordon | Russellville, Ark. | five bass | 15-12 | $1,859 |
3rd: | Bill Gift | Alix, Ark. | five bass | 14-9 | $1,238 |
4th: | Brian Kirkendoll | Jacksonville, Ark. | five bass | 14-8 | $867 |
5th: | Kerry Milner | Bono, Ark. | five bass | 13-5 | $744 |
6th: | Brian Campbell | Lamar, Ark. | five bass | 13-2 | $682 |
7th: | Al Fisher | Hackett, Ark. | five bass | 12-5 | $620 |
8th: | Adam Wright | Benton, Ark. | three bass | 10-7 | $558 |
9th: | Joey Fisher | Casa, Ark. | four bass | 9-6 | $496 |
10th: | Jamie Reeves | Conway, Ark. | four bass | 9-4 | $434 |
WHAT: Maurice Smith of Jacksonville, Ark., caught 2-bass weighing 10 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday, June 19, 2010 to win $1,859 in the FLW BFL Arkie Co-angler Division on Lake Dardanelle. Smith was using a Zoom brush hog on a Carolina rig around ledges to bring in his winning catch.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: | Eric Vinyard | Benton, Ark. | four bass | 10 | $929 |
3rd: | Jason Nichols | Donaldson, Ark. | two bass | 7-13 | $619 |
4th: | Sean McCutcheon | Benton, Ark. | three bass | 7-11 | $434 |
5th: | Keith Lambert | Benton, Ark. | three bass | 6-7 | $372 |
6th: | Pete Clark | Malvern, Ark. | three bass | 6-5 | $341 |
7th: | John Teem | North Little Rock, Ark. | three | 6-2 | $310 |
8th: | Herbert Kimbrough | North Little Rock, Ark. | two bass | 6 | $279 |
9th: | Daniel Clark | Lake Village, Ark. | two bass | 5-10 | $248 |
10th: | Juan Barrientos | Clarksville, Ark. | two bass | 5-7 | $217 |
NOTES: The next and last BFL Arkie Division tournament of 2010 is scheduled for Oct. 2-3, at Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Ark. After the fifth Arkie Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Regional Championship at Lake Texoma in Denison, Texas, on Oct. 14-16, for a chance to win a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.
ABOUT FLW OUTDOORS
FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world offering anglers worldwide the opportunity to compete for millions over the course of 189 tournaments in 2010. For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, call (270) 252-1000.By: Julie Huber,