WHAT: Boater Shonn Goodwin of Moore, Okla., caught a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 31 pounds, 0 ounces Oct. 1-2 to win $5,997 plus a $1,000 Mercury bonus in the Walmart BFL Okie Division tournament on Grand Lake. Goodwin was along banks and flats near mid lake using crankbaits and spinnerbaits to catch his bass.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
2nd: | Shawn Gordon | Russellville, Ark. | 10 bass | 29-7 | $2,999 |
3rd: | Chris Torkleson | Sand Springs, Okla. | 10 bass | 24-14 | $1,997 |
4th: | Chance Shearwood | Stigler, Okla. | 10 bass | 24-10 | $1,399 |
5th: | Ron Shaw | Moore, Okla. | 10 bass | 24-3 | $1,199 |
6th: | Wade Ramsey | Newalla, Okla. | 10 bass | 23-14 | $1,100 |
7th: | Craig Torkleson | Sand Springs, Okla. | 10 bass | 23-4 | $1,000 |
8th: | Kirk Washburn | Harrah, Okla. | 10 bass | 22-15 | $900 |
9th: | Allen Rude | Wynnewood, Okla. | nine bass | 22-10 | $800 |
10th: | Walter Andries | Coweta, Okla. | 10 bass | 21-15 | $700 |
WHAT: Dale Roden of Stillwater, Okla., caught a two-day total of eight bass weighing 17 pounds, 7 ounces Oct. 1-2 to win $2,999 in the Co-angler Division. Roden was fishing up the river and using square-bill crankbaits to catch his bass.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: | Jason Sandidge | Centerton, Ark. | eight bass | 17-4 | $1,499 |
3rd: | Ron Hummingbird | Grove, Okla. | eight bass | 16-12 | $996 |
4th: | Matt Ellis | Muskogee, Okla. | eight bass | 16-4 | $700 |
5th: | Jerome Potter | Siloam Springs, Ark. | eight bass | 15-9 | $600 |
6th: | Dylan Duncan | Kansas, Okla. | eight bass | 14-15 | $550 |
7th: | Chuck Nelson | Elmore City, Okla. | six bass | 14-6 | $500 |
8th: | Gary Lower | Iola, Kan. | seven bass | 14-4 | $450 |
9th: | Clint Williams | Fayetteville, Ark. | six bass | 14-3 | $400 |
10th: | Don Benson | Eufaula, Okla. | six bass | 14-0 | $350 |
NOTES: The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Nov. 3-5 Regional Championship on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Ark. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.
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