BROOKELAND, Texas (Sept. 22, 2003) - Dicky Newberry of Houston caught 10 bass weighing 33 pounds, 7 ounces to win $8,320 at the Bass Fishing League Cowboy Division Super Bass Fishing Tournament, on Sam Rayburn Reservoir near Brookeland. Newberry bested 162 Boater Division competitors and earned 300 points at the tournament, which was the fifth and final Cowboy Division event of the regular season.
Newberry caught five bass Saturday weighing 12 pounds, 14 ounces to finish 15th on day one and followed that up Sunday with another five bass weighing 20 pounds, 9 ounces to earn the win. As the highest-finishing participant in the Ranger Cup incentive program, Newberry also claimed a $1,000 bonus from Ranger Boats, and he earned another $1,000 from Garmin for using a fixed-mount Garmin Fishfinder or combination GPS/sounder.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Jeff Buchanan of Lufkin (10 bass, 33 pounds, 3 ounces); R.D. Lewis of Hemphill (nine bass, 32 pounds, 11 ounces); Roy Sanford of Brookeland (nine bass, 32 pounds, 6 ounces); and Bob Bryant of Nacogdoches (10 bass, 31 pounds, 10 ounces).
Phil Addison of Baytown claimed $1,620 as the Boater Division big-bass award winner with a 7-pound, 10-ounce bass.
Clint Bridges of Round Rock led 158 Co-angler Division competitors on day two to claim $4,102 as the Super Tournament co-angler winner. He caught four bass Saturday weighing 13 pounds, 15 ounces to finish second and followed that up Sunday with another five bass weighing 14 pounds, 14 ounces to earn the win. Bridges also took co-angler big-bass honors and $790 with a 7-pound, 13-ounce bass.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Mike Power of Canyon Lake (10 bass, 24 pounds); Ken Denney of Willis, (seven bass, 22 pounds, 13 ounces); Douglas Morris of Baytown (eight bass, 22 pounds, 12 ounces); and Jimmy Cole Jr. of Montgomery (seven bass, 21 pounds, 3 ounces).
Newberry is the Cowboy Division's Yamaha "Be the Best" points leader, winning $1,000 for the 1061 points he earned during five regular-season tournaments. Bobby Barreraz of Center is the Yamaha "Be the Best" points leader in the Co-angler Division. He earned $500 for his division-leading 1044 points.