WHAT: Boater Mark Inman of Greensboro, N.C., caught 10-bass weighing 24 pounds, 7 ounces Aug. 28-29, 2010 to win $6,604 in the BFL Piedmont Division tournament on Kerr Lake. Inman was using spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and spoons to catch his limit. He was fishing mid lake and said that the topwater bite was good early and then he switched to spoons to get the afternoon bite.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
2nd: | Derik Hudson | Hurt, Va. | 10 bass | 23-7 | $2,302 |
3rd: | Wes Dacey | Colonial Heights, Va. | 10 bass | 22-14 | $1,536 |
4th: | Sammy Creech | Kenly, N.C. | 10 bass | 22-13 | $1,074 |
5th: | Danny Haire | Yadkinville, N.C. | 10 bass | 22-5 | $921 |
6th: | Chris Baldwin | Lexington, N.C. | 10 bass | 21 | $844 |
7th: | Jeff Coble | Manson, N.C. | 8 bass | 18-9 | $767 |
8th: | Richard Greene | Laurinburg, N.C. | 7 bass | 17-15 | $691 |
9th: | Shane Burns | Durham, N.C. | 8 bass, 17-14 | $614 | |
10th: | Eddie Daniels | Garner, N.C. | 6 bass | , 15-6 | $537 |
WHAT: Brent Boney of Emporia, Va., caught 10-bass weighing 21 pounds, 1 ounce Aug. 28-29 to win $2,302 in the Co-angler Division. Boney was using topwater walking baits around bushes to catch his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: | Randy Ruffin | Virginia Beach, Va. | 7 bass | 17-9 | $1,151 |
3rd: | Michael Nelms | Hartwood, Va. | 7 bass | 17-5 | $767 |
4th: | Jeremy Ives | Burgaw, N.C. | 7 bass | 14-10 | $537 |
5th: | Pat Kendrick | Columbia, Va. | 8 bass | 13-11 | $460 |
6th: | William Vierra | Durham, N.C. | 5 bass | 11-2 | $422 |
7th: | Tyler Purcell | Chapel Hill, N.C. | 4 bass | 11 | $384 |
8th: | Orlando Giles | Lexington, N.C. | 6 bass | 10-6 | $345 |
9th: | Dan Treadaway | Rocky Mount, N.C. | 5 bass | 9-11 | $307 |
10th: | Jim Nichols | Chapel Hill, N.C. | 3 bass | 6-15 | $269 |
NOTES: The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings have now qualified for the Oct. 7-9 Regional Championship on the Potomac River in Marbury, Md. 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. Click here to view a complete list of standings in the Piedmont Division.
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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,