WHAT: Boater Shannon Denson of Brandon, Miss., caught a 10-bass limit weighing 31 pounds, 2 ounces Sept. 18-19 to win $5,329 in the BFL Mississippi Division tournament on Ross Barnett Reservoir. Denson was using topwater and crankbaits to catch his limits.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
| 2nd: | Mark Gwin | Tupelo, Miss. | 10 bass | 29-3 | $2,664 |
| 3rd: | Jimmy Carruth | Brandon, Miss. | 10 bass | 27-8 | $1,777 |
| 4th: | Homer Hutzel, III | Brandon, Miss. | 10 bass | 25 | $1,243 |
| 5th: | Gene Bishop | Madison, Miss. | 10 bass | 23-10 | $1,066 |
| 6th: | Philip Atkins | Columbus, Miss. | 10 bass | 23-8 | $977 |
| 7th: | Chuck Koski | Brandon, Miss. | 10 bass | 23 | $888 |
| 8th: | Alfred Williams | Jackson, Miss. | eight bass | 21-15 | $$799 |
| 9th: | Lloyd Pickett, Jr. | Bartlett, Tenn. | nine bass | 21-15 | $710 |
| 10th: | Justin Atkins | Columbus, Miss. | nine bass | 21-2 | $1,622* |
*Includes $1000 Evinrude bonus
WHAT: Wesley Wheat of Toomsuba, Miss., caught eight-bass weighing 20 pounds, 14 ounces Sept. 18-19 to win $2,664 in the Co-angler Division. He was using plastics in the main lake to catch his fish.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
| 2nd: | Tim Callahan | Houston, Miss. | seven bass | 17-12 | $1,332 |
| 3rd: | Edwin Burchfield, Jr. | Dundee, Miss. | nine bass | 16-7 | $889 |
| 4th: | Ronny Davis | Jackson, Miss. | nine bass | 15-14 | $622 |
| 5th: | Matthew Johnson | Columbus, Miss. | six bass | 15-1 | $533 |
| 6th: | Tyler Wood | Collinsville, Miss. | nine bass | 14-14 | $488 |
| 7th: | W.K. Luckett, Jr. | Ridgeland, Miss. | five bass | 10-10 | $444 |
| 8th: | Jimmy Tisdale | Ellisville, Miss. | four bass | 9-13 | $400 |
| 9th: | John Breeden | Brandon, Miss. | five bass | 9-11 | $355 |
| 10th: | Ansel Davis | Tylertown, Miss. | five bass | 8-13 | $311 |
NOTES: The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings from the Mississippi Division have now qualified for the Oct. 7-9 Regional Championship on Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Ky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while 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,
