WHAT: Boater Chris Torkleson of Sand Springs, Okla., caught a 10-bass limit weighing 34 pounds, 11 ounces Sept. 18-19 to win $5,137 in the BFL Okie Division tournament on Grand Lake. Torkleson was throwing a jig mid lake in 10 to 12 feet of water near deep points with brush.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
2nd: | Brad Hallman | Norman, Okla. | 10 bass | 29-4 | $2,569 |
3rd: | Bob Harter | Tulsa, Okla. | 10 bass | 27-10 | $1,712 |
4th: | Travis McKelvey | Jenks, Okla. | nine bass | 27-3 | $1,199 |
5th: | Wayne Diffee | Oakhurst, Okla. | 10 bass | 27-1 | $1,027 |
6th: | Thomas Canady | Skiatook,Okla. | 10 bass | 25-10 | $942 |
7th: | Jason Wedel | Lowell, Ark. | 10 bass | 23-6 | $856 |
8th: | Clayton Coppin | Muskogee, Okla. | 10 bass | 23-6 | $771 |
9th: | Derek Fulps | Broken Arrow, Okla. | 10 bass | 23-1 | $685 |
10th: | Jason Gilstrap | Owasso, Okla. | 10 bass | 22-10 | $599 |
WHAT: Justin Phillips of Checotah, Okla., caught a 10-bass limit weighing 26 pounds, 6 ounces Sept. 18-19 to win $2,563 in the Co-angler Division. He was using buzzbait and Pop-Rs in shallow water near Wolf Creek and Horse Creek to bag his limits.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: | Patrick Weir | Broken Arrow, Okla. | nine bass | 21-11 | $1,281 |
3rd: | Scott Parsons | Bentonville, Ark. | 10 bass | 19-14 | $853 |
4th: | Richard Vallis | Fort Smith, Ark. | nine bass | 18-8 | $513 |
6th: | Brad Reynolds | Lowell, Ark. | nine bass | 18 | $470 |
7th: | Kenny Blackwood | Rogers, Ark. | nine bass | 18 | $427 |
8th: | Jeffrey Bullinger | Sapulpa, Okla. | eight bass | 17-9 | $384 |
9th: | Parks Pendergraft | Claremore, Okla. | eight bass | 17-2 | $342 |
10th: | Dylan Duncan | Kansas, Okla. | seven bass | 16-5 | $299 |
NOTES: The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings from the Okie Division have now qualified for the Oct. 14-16 Regional Championship on Lake Texoma in Denison, Texas. 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.
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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,