LANETT, Ala. (May 22, 2006) - Boater Mike Keel of Auburn, Ala., earned $5,133 and 200 points in the Boater Division Saturday as winner of the Bass Fishing League Dixie Division bass fishing tournament on West Point Lake. The tournament was the fourth of five regular-season Dixie Division events.
Keel caught a five-bass limit that weighed 15 pounds, 1 ounce. Rounding out the top five boaters are Scott Hayes of Newman, Ga. (five bass, 13 pounds, 13 ounces, $2,566); Jerry McClure of Conyers, Ga. (five bass, 12 pounds, $1,710); Bubba Siren of Conyers, Ga. (four bass, 11 pounds, 14 ounces, $1,198); and Scott Canterbury of Odenville Ala. (five bass, 11 pounds, $1,027).
Hayes took Boater Division big-bass award honors, earning $800 for a 5-pound, 13-ounce bass.
Donald Roberts of Riverside, Ala., won the Co-angler Division to earn $2,566 thanks to five bass weighing 8 pounds, 9 ounces.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Scott Loftin of Powder Springs, Ga. (two bass, 7 pounds, 12 ounces, $1,283); Morgan Brown of Stockton, Ala. (two bass, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, $855); Anthony Davis of McCalla, Ala. (five bass, 7 pounds, 7 ounces, $599); and Jeff Howe of Canton, Ga. (two bass, 7 pounds, 6 ounces, $513).
Brown earned $400 as the co-angler big-bass award winner with a 6-pound, 8-ounce bass.
The Dixie Division's final regular-season event will be a two-day Super Tournament held Sept. 16-17 on Lake Logan Martin near Alexander City, Ala.