WHAT: Boater Clyde McNaron of Trenton, Ohio, caught eight-bass weighing 12 pounds, 7 ounces Sept. 25-26 to win $6,668 in the BFL Buckeye Division tournament on the Ohio River-Tanner’s Creek. McNaron was fishing Tanner’s Creek with spinnerbaits to catch his bass.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
2nd: | Michael Smith | Pickerington, Ohio | 6 bass | 11-8 | $2,334 |
3rd: | Sean Wieda | Florence, Ky. | 9 bass | 11-7 | $1,557 |
4th: | James Richardson, Jr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | 7 bass | 11-3 | $1,089 |
5th: | Rickey Robertson, Jr. | Hamilton, Ohio | 9 bass | 11-1 | $934 |
6th: | Robert Scaggs, Jr. | Waverly, Ohio | 5 bass | 10-10 | $856 |
7th: | Chris Combess | Cincinnati, Ohio | 7 bass | 10-8 | $778 |
8th: | Forrest Smith | Pickerington, Ohio | 9 bass | 9-14 | $700 |
9th: | Charlie Crisp, Jr. | Catlettsburg, Ky. | 5 bass | 9-11 | $622 |
10th: | Dick Shaffer | Rockford, Ohio | 7 bass | 9-9 | $545 |
WHAT: Luke Asher of Germantown, Ohio, caught five-bass weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces Sept. 25-26 to win $2,270 in the Co-angler Division. He was fishing in Tanner’s Creek using a crawl around rocks to catch his fish.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: | Melvin McNeal | Circleville, Ohio | 5 bass | 11 | $757 |
4th: | Gary Melson | Louisville, Ky. | 3 bass | 5-2 | $530 |
5th: | Kenneth Garrison | Hamilton, Ohio | 4 bass | 4-11 | $454 |
6th: | Keith Humble | West Liberty, Ky. | 4 bass | 4-7 | $416 |
7th: | Dennis Akers | South Portsmouth, Ky. | 4 bass | 4-3 | $378 |
8th: | Brent Wilkens | Liberty Township, Ohio | 3 bass | 3-14 | $341 |
9th: | Brian Parrett | Kettering, Ohio | 3 bass | 3-12 | $303 |
10th: | Todd Lahey | Lawrenceburg, Ind. | 2 bass | 3-8 | $265 |
NOTES: All five events in the Buckeye Division are now complete and the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings in the division have now qualified for the Regional Championship scheduled for Oct. 21-23 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 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,