HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (March 24, 2003) - Kevin Short of Mayflower claimed $3,439 as the winner of the Bass Fishing League Arkie Division's second regular-season bass fishing tournament, held Saturday on Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs. Short led the field of 120 boaters with a five-bass catch weighing 12 pounds, 11 ounces.
Short's catch topped second-place boater Al Fisher of Hackett by 1 pound, 9 ounces. Fisher finished the one-day tournament with a four-bass catch weighing 11 pounds, 2 ounces worth $1,720. Fisher earned a $500 bonus from Ranger for being the highest-finishing participant in the Ranger Cup incentive program. Fisher also earned $600 as the big-bass winner thanks to a 4-pound, 11-ounce bass.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Eric Ambort of Mabelvale (four bass, 10 pounds, 14 ounces, $1,169); Tony Nesterenko of Little Rock (five bass, 10 pounds, 10 ounces, $894); and Adam Wright of Benton (five bass, 10 pounds, 2 ounces, $757).
Josh Tittle of Lake Village topped 119 Co-angler Division competitors with a four-bass catch weighing 9 pounds, 1 ounce that earned him $1,738 for the win. Tittle also earned co-angler big-bass honors and $298 in his division with a 4-pound, 8-ounce bass.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Tommy Grant of Glenwood (four bass, 6 pounds, 2 ounces, $869); Brandon Jackson of Mount Ida (two bass, 5 pounds, 13 ounces, $591); Richard Murray of Conway (four bass, 5 pounds, 12 ounces, $452); and Adam Hurley of Alexander (four bass, 5 pounds, 2 ounces, $382).