WHAT:Chris Dillow of Waynesboro, Va., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday, July 10, 2010 to win $5,756 in the FLW BFL Shenandoah Division tournament on the James River. Under cloudy skies Dillow was junk fishing around sticks and trees to bag his limit.
WHO:The remaining top 10 anglers were:
2nd: Bryan Elrod, Mechanicsville, Va., five bass, 14-8, $1,878
3rd: Fred Aldridge, Brandystation, Va., five bass, 13-12, $1,253
4th: Gary Marean, Manassas, Va., five bass, 12-14, $876
5th: Steve Wagner, New Kent, Va., five bass, 12-13, $751
6th: Philip Jarabeck, Lynchburg, Va., five bass, 12-11, $689
7th: Jeff Hamilton, Chester, Va., five bass, 12-5, $626
8th: Kelly Pratt, Williamsburg, Va., five bass, 12, $563
9th: Thomas Wooten, Huddleston, Va., five bass, 11-13, $1,501*
10th: Ronnie Baker, Providence Forge, Va., five bass, 11-7, $416
10th: Cavin Young, Prince George, Va., five bass, 11-7, $416
*Includes $1000 Evinrude bonus
WHAT:David Williams of Fredericksburg, Va., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 8 pounds, 13 ounces Saturday, July 10, 2010 to win $1,835 in the FLW BFL Shenandoah Co-angler Division on the James River. Williams traveled 25 miles away from ramp and was fishing grassy areas to bring in his limit.
WHO:The remaining top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Allen Schurdell, Crab Orchard, W. Va., five bass, 8-9, $918
3rd: Jason Swingle, Charlottesville, Va., five bass, 8-5, $612
4th: Jason Eggleston, Roanoke, Va., five bass, 7-14, $428
5th: James Taylor, Ruther Glen, Va., five bass, 7-12, $367
6th: Matthew Stargell, Henrico, Va., five bass, 7-10, $336
7th: Thomas Hassler, Woodstock, Va., five bass, 7-5, $306
8th: Jacob Bumgarner, Monroe, Va., five bass, 7-2, $275
9th: Robert Bruguiere, Michanicsville, Va., five bass, 6-11, $245
10th: Gregory Scott, Ferrum, Va., five bass, 6-9, $214
NOTES:The next and last BFL Shenandoah Division tournament for 2010 is scheduled for September 11-12, at the Potomac River in Woodbridge, Va. After the fifth Shenandoah Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Regional Championship at the Potomac River in Marbury, Md., on Oct. 7-9, 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.
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