WHAT: Boater Bill Evans of Friendship, Ohio, caught two bass weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces Aug. 21 to win $3,418 in the BFL Buckeye Division tournament on the Ohio River.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
2nd: | Dan Fry | Marysville, Ohio | five bass | 6-2 | $1,709 |
3rd: | Patrick Mertens | Charlestown, Ind. | four bass | 5-13 | $1,138 |
4th: | Whitney Stephens | Waverly, Ohio | three bass | 5-11 | $798 |
5th: | Rickey Robertson Jr. | Hamilton, Ohio | five bass | 5-8 | $684 |
6th: | Jay Gillfillan | Ridgeway, Ohio | five bass | 5-7 | $627 |
7th: | David Smith | Dayton, Ohio | four bass | 5-4 | $570 |
8th: | James Vitaro | Wooster, Ohio | four bass | 4-6 | $513 |
9th: | Tom Hill | Lexington, Ky. | three bass | 3-14 | $404 |
9th: | Gary Neeley | Middletown, Ohio | two bass | 3-14 | $404 |
9th: | Matt Stasiak | Pittsburgh, Pa., | two bass | 3-14, | $404 |
WHAT: Ray Yocum of Dayton, Ohio, caught two bass weighing 5 pounds, 13 ounces Aug. 21 to win $1,623 in the Co-angler Division.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: | Matthew Brawner | Carrollton, Ky. | three bass | 5-9 | $812 |
3rd: | Donald Blankenship | Woodlawn, Ky. | three bass | 5-1 | $541 |
4th: | Eric Herbert | Madison, Ind. | two bass | 4-7 | $379 |
5th: | Joe Carr | New Albany, Ohio | three bass | 3-14 | $325 |
6th: | Bruce Ray | London, Ohio | two bass | 3-5 | $298 |
7th: | Robert Jordan | Hamilton, Ohio | two bass | 3-2 | $271 |
8th: | Brent Jones | Okeana, Ohio | one bass | 3-1 | $244 |
9th: | Steve Sorrell | Beavercreek, Ohio | two bass | 2-15 | $216 |
10th: | Gary Melson | Louisville, Ky. | two bass | 2-13 | $189 |
NOTES: The next BFL Buckeye Division tournament, a two-day Super Tournament, is scheduled for Sept. 25-26 on the Ohio River/Tanners Creek in Lawrenceburg, Ind. After the fifth Buckeye Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 21-23 Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, 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 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. For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, call (270) 252-1000.By: Chad Gay, Public Relations Manager