Walker Wins Bass Fishing League Illini Division On Ohio

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,

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