MADISON, Ga. (April 18, 2005) - Boater Brent Moye of Macon earned $4,081 Saturday as winner of the Bass Fishing League Bulldog Division bass fishing tournament on Lake Oconee. The tournament was the third of five regular-season Bulldog Division events and featured 131 boaters vying for the win, which earned Moye 200 points in the Boater Division.
Moye's winning catch of five bass weighed 16 pounds, 10 ounces. Moye was fishing a spinnerbait around banks and docks early in the morning when he caught his bass.
Finishing second was Mark Holloway of Loganville with five bass weighing 15 pounds, 8 ounces that earned him $2,040. Joseph Stanfield of Loganville claimed $1,336 as the third-place finisher thanks to five bass weighing 15 pounds, 7 ounces. In fourth was Frank Kitchens III of Oxford with five bass weighing 15 pounds, 3 ounces worth $1,039. Jim Beavers of Manchester and Butch Tucker of Moultrie tied for fifth place. Each angler caught five bass weighing 14 pounds, 3 ounces worth $779.
Robert Huff of Union Point took Boater Division big-bass award honors, earning $655 for a 5-pound, 15-ounce bass. He caught his big bass on a spinnerbait.
Holloway earned an additional $750 as winner of the Ranger Cup and Powered by Yamaha awards.
Kenneth Price of Senoia earned $2,025 as the co-angler winner, thanks to five bass weighing 18 pounds that he caught on a Brushhog.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Joel Milner of Talbotton (five bass, 17 pounds, 6 ounces, $1,012); Dennis Hudson of Fortson (five bass, 15 pounds, 13 ounces, $663); Bennett Wilson of Albany (3 bass, 12 pounds $515); and Chip Young of Covington (four bass, 11 pounds, 12 ounces, $423).
Randy Nicholson of Covington earned $325 as the co-angler big-bass award winner with a 6-pound, 1-ounce bass he caught on a crankbait.
The Bulldog Division's next event will be held May 7 on Lake Eufaula near Eufaula, Ala. The Bulldog Division will wrap up its regular season Sept. 10-11 with a two-day Super Tournament on Clarks Hill Lake near Augusta.