WHAT: Jerry Walker of Zeigler, Ill. caught a 5-bass limit weighing 12 pounds, 2 ounces Saturday, July 17, 2010 to win $5,122 in the FLW BFL Illini Division tournament on the Ohio River. Under overcast skies Walker was using spinnerbaits in shallow water on the Cumberland River to sack his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers were:
2nd: | Clifford Pass | Lenzburg, Ill. | five bass | 11-14 | $1,561 |
3rd: | Michael McAtee | Waverly, Ky. | five bass | 11-8 | $1,043 |
4th: | Derek Jenkel | Pinckneyville, Ill. | five bass | 11-2 | $728 |
5th: | Brent Maurer | Ledbetter, Ky. | five bass | 10-11 | $624 |
6th: | David Young | Mayfiedl, Ky. | five bass | 10-8 | $572 |
7th: | Derek Spiller | West Frankfort, Ill. | five bass | 10-7 | $520 |
8th: | Mark Jordan | Kevil, Ky. | five bass | 10-1 | $468 |
9th: | Anthony Balding, Jr. | , Millstadt, Ill. | five bass | 10 | $416 |
10th: | Bobby McMullin | Pevely, Mo. | five bass | 9-14 | $364 |
WHAT: Aaron Arning of Walnut Hill, Ill., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 8 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday, July 17, 2010 to win $1,561 in the FLW BFL Illni Co-angler Division on the Ohio River. Arning was using a senko on a Texas rig in shallow water on Deer Creek to bag his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: | Joshua Whitehead | East Alton, Ill. | five bass | 7-9 | $781 |
3rd: | Terry Fritts | Red Bud, Ill. | four bass | 7-3 | $521 |
4th: | Jeff Reiher | Oak Forest, Ill. | five bass | 7-1 | $364 |
5th: | Charles Dammerman | Mount Auburn, Ill. | five bass | 6-14 | $312 |
6th: | Jeffrey Hartman, Jr. | Paducah, Ky. | four | 6-13 | $273 |
6th: | John Kuzera | Matteson, Ill. | five bass | 6-13 | $273 |
8th: | Kyle Loyd | Vienna, Ill. | five bass | 6-9 | $234 |
9th: | Bill Higgins | Albers, Ill. | two bass | 6-7 | $208 |
10th: | Sheldon Ayers | Anna., Ill., | five bass | 6-2 | $173 |
10th: | Donald Hartman | Paducah, Ky. | five bass | 6- | , $173 |
NOTES: The next and last BFL Illini Division tournament in 2010 is scheduled for Sept. 25-26, at the Ohio River/Golconda in Golconda, Ill. After the fifth Illini Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Regional Championship at Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Ky., on Oct. 7-9, 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,