GROVE, Okla. (Sept. 19, 2005) - Boater Chester Gibbs of Wagoner earned $4,953 Sunday as winner of the Bass Fishing League Okie Division Super Bass Fishing Tournament event on Grand Lake.
Gibbs' winning catch of eight bass weighed 25 pounds, 4 ounces. He threw a Bandit crankbait in 2 to 5 feet of water around rocks and points.
Finishing second was Keith Sedberry of Miami, with eight bass weighing 22 pounds, 4 ounces that earned him $2,417. Paul Smith of Copan claimed $1,179 as the third-place finisher thanks to eight bass weighing 19 pounds, 7 ounces. In fourth was Al Fisher of Hackett, Ark., with eight bass weighing 18 pounds, 14 ounces worth $1,061, and finishing fifth and earning $943 was Chuck Lawless of Park Hill, with eight bass weighing 18 pounds, 5 ounces.
Smith also won the Ranger Cup Award worth $500.
Sedberry took Boater Division big-bass award honors, earning $820 for a 5-pound, 1-ounce bass. He caught his big bass on a Carolina-rigged Senko in 2 feet of water.
Erik Spence of Jay bested earn $2,476 as the co-angler winner, thanks to six bass weighing 12 pounds, 7 ounces that he caught on a spinnerbaits, crankbaits and soft plastics.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers were Mike Hesson of Ft. Smith, Ark. (five bass, 12 pounds, 5 ounces, $1,209); James Victory of Coweta (five bass, 12 pounds, 3 ounces, $590); John Stottlemyre of Edmond (seven bass, 11 pounds, 15 ounces, $531); and Mark Johnson of Henryetta (five bass, 9 pounds, 4 ounces, $472).
Jerry Corbett of Chouteau earned $410 as the co-angler big-bass award winner with a 3-pound, 9-ounce bass he caught on a shad-colored crankbait.
Keith Conley of Ponca City earned $1,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" Okie Division boater points champion. Marc Logan of Edmond won $500 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion in the Co-angler Division.
The top 40 Okie Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will advance to the Lake Ouachita Regional near Hot Springs, Ark., Oct. 18-22 where they will compete against Cowboy, Louisiana, and Ozark division anglers for one of six slots in the 2006 All-American.