WHITE CITY, Fla. (April 10, 2006) - Boater Carmen Mclemore of Wewahitchka, Fla., earned $3,122 Saturday as winner of the Bass Fishing League Seminole Division bass fishing tournament on the Apalachicola River. The tournament was the third of five regular-season Seminole Division events and earned Mclemore 200 points in the Boater Division.
Mclemore's winning catch of five bass weighed 26 pounds, 5 ounces. He caught his fish on crankbaits in the Chipola River and earned an additional $375 as winner of the big-bass award, thanks to a 6-pound, 14-ouncer.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Bobby Smith of Panama City, Fla. (five bass, 16 pounds, 7 ounces, $1,561); Damon Wooley of Live Oak, Fla. (five bass, 16 pounds, 3 ounces, $1,043); Randy Hadden of Jacksonville, Fla. (five bass, 15 pounds, 10 ounces, $728) and Ira Forehand of Wewahitchka, Fla. (five bass, 14 pounds, 14 ounces, $624).
Wooley earned an additional $500 as winner of the Ranger Cup award.
George Pridgeon of Perry, Fla., earned $1,561 as the co-angler winner, thanks to five bass weighing 17 pounds, 1 ounce that he caught on points with crankbaits. Pridgeon earned an additional $187 as winner of the big-bass award in the Co-angler Division, thanks to an 8-pound, 7-ouncer.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Kevin Giddens of Moultrie, Ga. (five bass, 13 pounds, 5 ounces, $781); Randall Langston of Sopchoppy, Fla. (five bass, 12 pounds, 13 ounces, $521); Ron Cunningham of Ft. McCoy, Fla., (five bass, 11 pounds, 1 ounce, $364) and Sean Creel of Panama City (five bass, 10 pounds, 11 ounces, $312).
The Seminole Division's next event will be held April 29 on Lake Seminole near Snead, Fla., and the Seminole Division will wrap up its regular season Sept. 23-24 with a two-day Super Tournament on the St. John's River near Palatka, Fla.