WHAT: Jay Gillfillan of Ridgeway, Ohio, caught four bass weighing 5 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday, July 24, 2010 to win $5,505 in the FLW BFL Buckeye Division tournament on the Ohio River. On a hot and sunny day Gillfillan was using beavers and brush hogs at the mouth of the creek to catch his winning sack.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers were:
2nd: | BJ Baxter | Delphos, Ohio | three bass | 5-7 | $1,753 |
3rd: | Kyle Weisenburger | , Findlay, Ohio | three bass | 5-4 | $1,169 |
4th: | Robert Otto | Dayton, Ohio | three bass | 4-9 | $818 |
5th: | Mike Combs | Frenchburg, Ky. | two bass | 4-4 | $701 |
6th: | James Richardson Jr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | one bass | 4-1 | $643 |
7th: | Forrest Smith | Pickerington, Ohio | two bass | 3-15 | $584 |
8th: | John Miller | Washington, Pa. | two bass | 3-7 | $526 |
9th: | Dwight Benjamin | Felicity, Ohio | two bass | 3-6 | $467 |
10th: | Pete Caudill | West Liberty, Ky. | two bass | 3-5 | $409 |
WHAT: Gary Hoffman of Stoutsville, Ohio, caught two bass weighing 4 pounds, 4 ounces Saturday, July 24, 2010 to win $1,753 in the FLW BFL Buckeye Co-angler Division on the Ohio River. He was using frogs and senkos at the Crooked Creek to catch his bass.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: | Brent Jones | Okeana, Ohio | two bass | 4-2 | $876 |
3rd: | Hans Schreyer | Williamstown, Ky. | one bass | 3-9 | $585 |
4th: | Mike Geisler | Oxford, Ohio | one bass | 3-2 | $409 |
5th: | Greg Zawatski | Canonsburg, Pa. | two bass | 2-14 | $351 |
6th: | Brandon Good | Fort Jennings, Ohio | two bass | 2-13 | $321 |
7th: | Keith Humble | West Liberty, Ky. | two bass | 2-12 | $292 |
8th: | Robert Fulton | Ray, Ohio | two bass | 2-11 | $263 |
9th: | Matt Randles | Gallipolis, Ohio | one bass | 2-10 | $234 |
10th: | Aaron Stahley | Milford, Ohio | two bass | 2-9 | $204 |
NOTES: The next BFL Buckeye Division tournament is scheduled for Aug. 21, at the Ohio River in Carrollton, Ky. After the fifth Buckeye Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Regional Championship at Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Ky., on Oct. 21-23, 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,