LAKE WALES, Fla. (April 25, 2005) - Boater John Cox of Debary earned $3,414Saturday as winner of the Bass Fishing League Gator Division bass fishing tournament on Kissimmee Lake. The tournament was the fourth of five regular-season Gator Division events and earned Cox 200 points in the Boater Division.
Cox's winning catch of five bass weighed 24 pounds, 1 ounce. Cox was flipping a 6-inch Culprit June bug worm and casting a spinnerbait when he caught his bass.
Finishing second was John Huls of Lakeland with five bass weighing 21 pounds, 5 ounces that earned him $1,707. Donald Dwayne Davis of Summerfield claimed $1,117 as the third-place finisher thanks to five bass weighing 20 pounds, 4 ounces. In fourth was Rick Toney of Lithia with five bass weighing 19 pounds, 9 ounces worth $869 and finishing fifth and earning $714 was Johnny Crews of Lakeland with five bass weighing 18 pounds, 11 ounces.
Huls took Boater Division big-bass award honors, earning $510 for a 10-pound bass he caught on a Gambler June bug worm.
Dwayne earned an additional $750 as winner of the Ranger Cup and Powered by Yamaha awards.
Brad McCullough of Ocala earned $1,707 as the co-angler winner, thanks to five bass weighing 21 pounds, 7 ounces that he caught on a spinnerbait. McCullough earned an additional $255 as the co-angler big-bass award winner, thanks to a 9-pound, 1-ounce bass.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Keith Carson of Debary (five bass, 18 pounds, $854); Michael Daugherty of Melbourne (five bass, 17 pounds, 1 ounce, $557); Ramon Morales Jr. of Brandon (five bass, 15 pounds, 5 ounces, $435); and Jerry Peterson of Valrico (four bass, 12 pounds, 12 ounces, $357).
The Gator Division will wrap up its regular season Sept. 24-25 with a two-day Super Tournament on Lake Toho near Kissimmee.