Pro Frank Jordan, Jr., of Bainbridge, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 5 ounces Saturday to win the FLW American Fishing Series Southeast Division tournament on Lake Seminole with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 56 pounds, 3 ounces. For his victory, Jordan, Jr. earned $19,119.
“What a blessing this is to win in front of my mama and on my home waters,” said Jordan, Jr. “My daddy is actually fishing a tournament at Eufaula, but what an awesome feeling to be in front of my mama.
“I was fishing the main lake mostly along the grass lines; I just tried to stay in areas where I caught my big fish. I knew that if there was one there would be others. All the fish I caught were post spawn.
Earning his first victory at the AFS level, Jordan, Jr., indicated that the key to his victory was the shad spawn. Using primarily shad colored War Eagle spinnerbait and buzz bait he caught two big lunkers including a six and a half pounder in 14-18 feet of water under bright sunny skies. During the cloudy windy conditions he stayed in 4-8 feet of water; keeping to places he knew the shad were.
Rounding out the top five pros were:
| 2nd: | Mason Brock | Marianna, Fla. | 15 bass | 49-5 | $6,500 |
| 3rd: | Donny Bass | Fort Myers, Fla. | 15 bass | 49 | $4,589 |
| 4th: | Chad Prough | , Chipley, Fla. | 15 bass | 48-4 | $3,824 |
| 5th: | Ty Solis | Albany, Ga. | 15 bass | 47-12 | $3,441 |
| 6th: | Keith Pace | Monticello, Ark. | 15 bass | 44-14 | $3,059 |
| 7th: | Chris Weber | Fort Myers Beach, Fla. | 15 bass | 44-4 | $2,677 |
| 8th: | David Mock | Tallahassee, Fla. | 12 bass | 41-3 | $2,294 |
| 9th: | Kevin Snider | Elizabethtown, Ky. | 13 bass | 39-12 | $1,912 |
| 10th: | John Bitter | Maitland, Fla. | 15 bass | 39-3 | $1,530 |
Ty Solis caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Pro Division Thursday – an 8 pound, 3-ounce bass – that earned him the day’s Big Bass award of $198.
Allen Carter of Bainbridge, Ga., won the Co-angler Division and $7,752 cash, with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 37 pounds.
Carter said that he caught every single one of his fish using watermelon seed colored wacky worms.
Allen Carter caught five bass weighing 13-9 Thursday while fishing with pro Paul Tyre of Tallahassee, Fla., to open the tournament in fourth place. On Friday he added five more bass weighing 14-15 to make the top-10 cut as the number one seed while fishing with pro Clarence Bush of Bainbridge, Ga. Finally, on Saturday, he sealed the win with five bass weighing 8-8 while fishing with Chad Prough.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers were:
| 2nd: | Carrie Bronson | Polk City, Fla. | 13 bass | 34-8 | $3,101 |
| 3rd: | Jamie Bladow | , Houston, Ala. | 14 bass | 31-10 | $1,550 |
| 4th: | Ernie Hillebrandt | Natchez, Miss. | 14 bass | 30-6 | $1,357 |
| 5th: | Mark Svendsen | Doraville, Ga. | 11 bass | 28-13 | $1,163 |
| 6th: | Lee Nunnally | Monroe, Ga. | 10 bass | 28-3 | $969 |
| 7th: | Mitch Reynolds | Petal, Miss. | 13 bass | 28-2 | $775 |
| 8th: | Howard Poitevint | Bainbridge, Ga. | 12 bass | 28-1 | $698 |
| 9th: | Steve Harwood | Weaverville, N.C. | 13 bass | 26-12 | $620 |
| 10th: | George Kapiton | Inverness, Fla. | 9 bass | 25-8 | $543 |
Danny Shelton of Davie, Fla., caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Thursday – a 6-pound, 12-ounce bass – that earned him the day’s Big Bass award of $132.
The top pro and co-angler based on point standings from each of the FLW American Fishing Series divisions – Central, Northern, Southeast and Texas – will qualify for the 2011 Forrest Wood Cup. The top 50 pros and co-anglers from each division also qualify for the American Fishing Series Invitational on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Ala., Nov. 4-6, with the winning pro and co-angler also advancing to the Forrest Wood Cup.
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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,
