WHAT: Josh Busby of Rogersville, Mo., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 3 ounces Saturday, July 10, 2010 to win $5,113 in the FLW BFL Ozark Division tournament on Truman Lake. Busby was fishing near the dam with a 10 inch worm on a Carolina rig to catch his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers were:
2nd: Larry Egidy, Warsaw, Mo., four bass, 11-4, $1,557
3rd: Jason Perrego, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., five bass, 10-9, $2,037*
4th: Dennis Berhorst, Holts Summit, Mo., four bass, 10-5, $726
5th: Chris Savoie, Topeka, Kan., three bass, 9-10, $623
6th: Jim Eakin, Plato, Mo., three bass, 9-2, $571
7th: Nathan Poindexter, Midwest City, Okla., three bass, 8-13, $519
8th: Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo., three bass, 8-11, $467
9th: Greg Poindexter, Bolivar, Mo., four bass, 8-2, $415
10th: Jim Young, House Springs, Mo., two bass, 7-2, $363
*Includes $1000 Evinrude bonus
WHAT: Donald Pailer of Arnold, Mo., caught three bass weighing 6 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday, July 10, 2010 to win $1,557 in the FLW BFL Ozark Co-angler Division on Truman Lake. Pailer was finesse fishing with a green pumpkin worm eight miles from take off to haul in his winning sack.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Kal Chamaoun, St. Louis, Mo., two bass, 6-2, $778
3rd: Kevin Crady, Desoto, Mo., two bass, 6, $521
4th: Pete Mathews, Shawnee, Kan., three bass, 5-13, $363
5th: Gary White, Lamar, Mo., one bass, 5-5, $311
6th: Donald Simonsen, Omaha, Neb., two bass, 4-10, $285
7th: Jarod Newman, Galena, Kan., two bass, 4-3, $259
8th: Chris McQuarry, Springfield, Mo., one bass, 4-1, $233
9th: Steve Miller, Excelsior Springs, Mo., one bass, 3-13, $208
10th: James Camden, Jr., Clinton, Mo., one bass, 3-1, $182
NOTES: The next and last BFL Ozark Division tournament for 2010 is scheduled for September 25-26, at Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo. After the fifth Ozark 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 OUTDOORSFLW 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. FLW Outdoors memberships are available featuring numerous benefits including Player’s Advantage. For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, call (270) 252-1000.By: Julie Huber,