WHAT: Bob Priest of Clarklake, Mich., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 4 ounces Saturday, July 31, 2010 to win $5,632 in the FLW BFL Michigan Division tournament on the St. Clair River. Under cloudy skies Priest was using a drop-shot rig with 3 inch minnows in the rocks, weeds, and sand to catch his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers were:
| 2nd: | Gary Greenwood | Irwin, Pa. | five bass | 21-2 | $1,816 |
| 3rd: | Todd Schmitz | Goshen, Ind. | five bass | 20-6 | $1,210 |
| 4th: | Jason Merschman | Pataskala, Ohio | five bass | 19-6 | $847 |
| 5th: | Heath Wagner | Angola, Ind. | five bass | 18-13 | $726 |
| 6th: | Scott Dobson | Clarkston, Mich. | five bass, | 18-9 | $1.666* |
| 7th: | Jared Rhode | Port Clinton, Ohio, | five bass | 18-8 | $605 |
| 8th: | Bryan Plenzler | Sylvania, Ohio | five bass | 18-4 | $545 |
| 9th: | Steve Roth | Syracuse, Ind. | five bass | 18-1 | $484 |
| 10th: | Joseph Brzuchowski | Belleville, Mich. | five bass | 17-15 | $424 |
*Includes $1000 Evinrude bonus
WHAT: Jay Ahonen of Ortonville, Mich., and Adrian Avena of Vineland, N.J. each caught a 5-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 12 ounces Saturday, July 31, 2010 to tie for the win and each took home $1,362 in the FLW BFL Michigan Co-angler Division on the St. Clair River. Ahonen was using a drop-shot rig with tubes around rocks and ledges to catch his limit and Avena was also using a drop-shot around grass to get his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers were:
| 3rd: | Larry Kitchel | Logansport, Ind. | five bass | 18-11 | $606 |
| 4th: | Nick Marble | Macomb, Mich. | five bass | 18-1 | $424 |
| 5th: | Mark Fennell | Lagrange, Ind. | five bass | 17-11 | $348 |
| 5th: | Jay Van Dyke, | Wyoming, Mich. | five bass | 17-11, | $348 |
| 7th: | Seth Borton, | Adrian, Mich. | five bass | 17-4 | $303 |
| 8th: | David Adams, | Schererville, Ind. | , five bass | 15-11 | $272 |
| 9th: | Philip Borsa | Redford, Mich. | five bass | 15-8 | $242 |
| 10th: | Brian Ruetz | Toledo, Ohio | five bass | 15-5, | $212 |
NOTES: The next BFL Michigan Division tournament is scheduled for Aug. 28, at the Detroit River in Trenton, Mich. After the fifth Michigan 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.
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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,
