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Torkleson Wins Bass Fishing League Okie Division On Grand Lake

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.

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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