Arkadelphia, Ark. (April 11, 2005) - Boater Stanley Breshears of Rogers earned $3,711 Saturday as winner of the Bass Fishing League Arkie Division bass fishing tournament on DeGray Lake. The tournament was the second of five regular-season Akie Division events and earned Breshears 200 points in the Boater Division.
Breshears' winning catch of five bass weighed 15 pounds, 1 ounce. Breshears concentrated on catching bedding bass with a jig.
Finishing second was Erik Ambort of Mabelvale with five bass weighing 14 pounds, 5 ounces that earned him $1,855. Paul C. Helton of Russellville claimed $1,215 as the third-place finisher thanks to five bass weighing 13 pounds, 13 ounces. In fourth was Joe Dorr of Waldron with five bass weighing 12 pounds, 6 ounces worth $945, and finishing fifth and earning $776 was Brandon Rhoden of Sheridan with five bass weighing 12 pounds, 5 ounces.
Helton earned an additional $750 as winner of the Ranger Cup and Powered by Yamaha awards.
Gabe Herrington of Malvern took Boater Division big-bass award honors, earning $570 for a 5-pound, 7-ounce bass. He caught his big bass on a grey ghost-colored Horny Toad.
Kristy Bryant of Mount Ida earned $1,823 as the co-angler winner, thanks to three bass weighing 9 pounds, 9 ounces that she caught on a Zara Spook.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Michael Blackwell of Cordova, Tenn. (three bass, 8 pounds, 3 ounces, $911); Russell Richmond of Benton (five bass, 7 pounds, 14 ounces, $596); Steele Jones of Maumelle (five bass, 7 pounds, 12 ounces, $464); and J. Brandon Guice of Conway (four bass, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, $381).
Randy Crites of Plainview earned $280 as the co-angler big-bass award winner with a 5-pound, 8-ounce bass he caught on a Carolina-rigged lizard.
The Arkie Division's next event will be held May 7 on Greers Ferry Lake near Greers Ferry, followed by an event on Lake Dardanelle near Russellville June 18. The Arkie Division will wrap up its regular season Sept. 24-25 with a two-day Super Tournament on Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs.