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Thompson Wins Bass Fishing League Okie Division Event On Arkansas River

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,

 

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