PICKWICK DAM, Tenn. (May 24, 2004) - Shan Schoenrock of Carrollton, Ala., earned $3,662 Saturday as winner of the third regular-season Bass Fishing League Mississippi Division bass fishing tournament on Pickwick Lake near Pickwick Dam. He caught five bass weighing 15 pounds, 15 ounces to claim the win and 200 points in the Boater Division.
Schoenrock has put together an incredible season so far in the Mississippi Division to currently rank No. 1 in the points standings. In the season's three events, Schoenrock has finished fifth, third and now first. This is his third season to fish the Mississippi Division. He caught his tournament-winning bass Saturday on a jig in 3 to 20 feet of water. He also earned a $1,000 bonus from Ranger Boats as the highest-finishing participant in the Ranger Cup incentive program.
Finishing second was Roger Stegall of Iuka, Miss., with five bass that weighed 13 pounds, 6 ounces worth $1,831. In third was Brian Parker of Corinth, Miss., with a five-bass catch weighing 12 pounds, 15 ounces that earned him, $1,245. Tied for fourth were Todd Rasberry of Lawrenceburg (four bass) and Bobby Padgett of Columbus, Ga. (five bass). Both anglers caught 12 pounds, 14 ounces worth of bass to earn $879 each.
Zack Bull of Memphis earned Boater Division big-bass honors and $650 with a 7-pound bass he caught on a jig.
Jay Rogers of Oakland claimed $1,806 as winner of the Co-angler Division with a three-bass catch weighing 9 pounds that he caught on a Carolina-rigged Brush Hog and a crankbait.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Brad Petty of Columbus, Miss. (two bass, 7 pounds, 12 ounces, $903); Sammy Mitchell of Russellville, Ala. (five bass, 7 pounds, 2 ounces, $614); Will Terrell of Bartlett (two bass, 6 pounds, 1 ounce, $470); and Alan Cantrell of Winfield, Ala. (two bass, 4 pounds, 8 ounces, $397).
Petty claimed $315 as the big-bass winner in the Co-angler Division with a 4-pound, 15-ounce bass.
The Mississippi Division's next stop will be Aug. 7 on Lake Ferguson in Greenville, Miss., and the regular season will come to a close Sept. 18-29 with a two-day Super Tournament on Ross Barnett Reservoir in Ridgeland, Miss.