WHAT: Boater Michael Trombly of Perrysburg, Ohio, caught a 10-bass limit weighing 46 pounds, 7 ounces Sept. 18-19 to win $6,540 in the BFL Michigan Division tournament on the Detroit River. Trombly was using tubes in weedy areas along the North Shore to sack his limits.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
2nd: | Mark Flick | Plainwell, Mich. | 10 bass | 44-11 | $2,270 |
3rd: | Bill Vavrina | Brownstown, Mich. | 10 bass | 41-12 | $1,515 |
4th: | Dave Hasty | Toledo, Ohio | 10 bass | 40-10 | $1,059 |
5th: | Mark Stephenson | New Castle, Ind. | 10 bass | 39-10 | $908 |
6th: | Heath Wagner | Angola, Ind. | 10 bass | 38-8 | $832 |
7th: | Kenneth Taylor | Shelby Township, Mich. | 10 bass | 38-8 | $757 |
8th: | Chris King | South Amherst, Ohio | 10 bass | 37-7 | $681 |
9th: | Brent Dunmyer | Weston, Ohio | 10 bass | 36-3 | $605 |
10th: | Steve Roth | , Syracuse, Ind. | 10 bass | 35-15 | $530 |
WHAT: Scott Davis of Coloma, Mich., caught a 10-bass limit weighing 30 pounds, 11 ounces Sept. 18-19 to win $2,270 in the Co-angler Division. He was using a drop-shot near the mouth of the river to sack his limits.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: | Brian Ruetz | Toledo, Ohio | nine bass | 29-11 | $1,135 |
3rd: | Luke Shocklee | Rockwood, Mich. | 10 bass | 29-4 | $757 |
4th: | Brad Craft | New Bremen, Ohio | 10 bass | 27-10 | $530 |
5th: | Theo Corcoran | Waterford, Mich. | seven bass | 26-13 | $416 |
7th: | Adam Nuechterlei | Grass Lake, Mich. | 10 bass | 25-14 | $378 |
8th: | Rick Roberts | , Macomb, Mich. | nine bass | 25-12 | $341 |
9th: | Mike Bender | Batavia, Ohio | seven bass | 25-1 | $303 |
10th: | David Matual | Chicago, Ill. | nine bass | 24-3 | $265 |
NOTES: The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings from the Michigan Division have now qualified for the Oct. 21-23 Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Ky. 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,