WHAT: Boater David Ottman of Bridgeport, N.Y., caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 6 ounces Aug. 21 to win $3,842 in the BFL Northeast Division tournament on Oneida Lake.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
2nd: | Randall Lamanche | Marcellus, N.Y. | five bass | 15-1 | $1,921 |
3rd: | Kraig Kettelkamp | Clifton Springs, N.Y. | five bass | 14-2 | $1,282 |
4th: | Ron Bane | Frackville, Penn. | five bass | 13-10 | $896 |
5th: | Jamie Hartman | Poland, N.Y. | five bass | 13-8 | $768 |
6th: | Fred George | Marysville, Pa. | five bass | 13-6 | $704 |
7th: | Ken Golub | Pittsford, N.Y. | five bass | 13-5 | $640 plus $1,000 Evinrude bonus |
8th: | Stanley Sypeck Jr. | Sugarloaf, Pa. | five bass | 12-14 | $576 |
9th: | Michael Morrin | Waterloo, N.Y. | five bass | 12-10 | $480 |
9th: | Mike Shumanis | Bethlehem, Pa. | five bass | 12-10 | $480 |
WHAT: Jerome Louie of Branchburg, N.J., caught a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 11 ounces Aug. 21 to win $1,921 in the Co-angler Division.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: | Roy Manbeck | Frackville, Pa. | five bass | 13-11 | $960 |
3rd: | Roxanne Przelski | Poland, N.Y. | five bass | 11-0 | $641 |
4th: | Jeffery Lynn | Hagerstown, Md. | five bass | 10-5 | $448 |
5th: | Kevin Mothersell | Rochester, N.Y. | five bass | 10-0 | $384 |
6th: | Jess Salmon | Milford, N.J. | five bass | 9-14 | $352 |
7th: | Melvin Smitson | Baltimore, Md. | five bass | 9-2 | $320 |
8th: | Richard Jordan Jr. | Muncy Valley, Pa. | four bass | 8-10 | $288 |
9th: | Ted Shone | Shavertown, Pa. | four bass | 8-3 | $256 |
10th: | Dean Myers | Quakertown, Pa. | three bass | 7-8 | $213 |
10th: | Jerry Pyles | Middletown, Md. | three bass | 7-8 | $213 |
NOTES: The next BFL Northeast Division tournament, a two-day Super Tournament, is scheduled for Sept. 11-12 on the Chesapeake Bay in Elkton, Md. After the fifth Northeast Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify 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.
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: Chad Gay, Public Relations Manager