WHAT: Michael Thompson of Broken Arrow, Okla., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 8 ounces Saturday, June 26, 2010 to win $3,632 in the FLW BFL Okie Division tournament on the Arkansas River. Thompson was finesse fishing six miles upstream with soft plastics to catch his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers were:
2nd: | Shonn Goodwin | Moore, Okla. | five bass | 15-5 | $1,816 |
3rd: | Jerry Corbett | Chouteau, Okla. | five bass | 14-6 | $1,210 |
4th: | Lance Pshigoda | Broken Arrow, Okla. | five bass | 13-15 | $847 |
5th: | Joe Erwin | Claremore, Okla. | five bass | 13-6 | $726 |
6th: | Allen Rude | Wynnewood, Okla. | five bass | 13-1 | $666 |
7th: | John Shore | Owasso, Okla. | four bass | 12-12 | $605 |
8th: | Jason Wedel | Lowell, Okla. | five bass | 12-6 | $545 |
9th: | Edward Broaddrick | Tulsa, Okla. | five bass | 12-3 | $484 |
10th: | James Carper | Wright City, Okla. | five bass | 12-2 | $424 |
WHAT: Gary Snyder of Bixby, Okla., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 13 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday, June 26, 2010 to win $1,816 in the FLW BFL Okie Co-angler Division on the Arkansas River. Snyder was fishing the Halton Pool using a finesse worm to sack his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: | Alan Hill | Ada, Okla. | three bass | 9-3 | $908 |
3rd: | Randy Staton | Fort Gibson, Okla. | four bass | 8-7 | $606 |
4th: | Matt Ellis | Muskogee, Okla. | three bass | 8-6 | $424 |
5th: | Kevin Slate | Choctaw, Okla. | two bass | 7-15 | $363 |
6th: | Wesley Potter | Colcord, Okla. | three bass | 7-6 | $333 |
7th: | Bill Bean | Eufaula, Okla. | three bass | 7-5 | $303 |
8th: | Travis Edwards | Edmond, Okla. | four bass | 6-13 | $272 |
9th: | James Nuckols | Springdale, Ark. | two bass | 6-12 | $242 |
10th: | Mike Anderson | Barnsdall, Okla. | three bass | 6-11 | $212 |
NOTES: The next and last BFL Okie Division tournament for 2010 is scheduled for Sept. 18-19, at Grand Lake in Grove, Okla. After the fifth Okie Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Regional Championship at Lake Texoma in Denison Texas, on Oct. 14-16, 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,