Brannon Wins Bass Fishing League Event On Lake Ouachita

February 28, 2011
BFL News Archive

Boater Joey Brannon of Benton, Ark., won the Feb. 26 BFL Arkie Division tournament on the Lake Ouachita to earn $5,842. Nathan Hall of Malvern, Ark., won the Co-angler title at the BFL Lake Ouachita event on  Feb. 26 and took home $1.921 for his efforts.

 WHAT:              Boater Joey Brannon of Benton, Ark., caught a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 4 ounces Feb. 26 to win $5,842 in the BFL Arkie Division tournament on Lake Ouachita.

                                  WHO:               The remaining top10 anglers:

                                                   2nd:       Jamey Black, Sheridan, Ark., five bass, 20-12, $1,921

                                                   3rd:        Brandon Rhoden, Mountain Pine, Ark., five bass, 19-14, $1,282

                                                   4th:        Lee Gleghorn, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 18-14, $896

                                                   5th:        Terrance Narveson, Russellville, Ark., five bass, 18-5, $1,768*

                                                   6th:        Huey Applegate, Jessieville, Ark., five bass, 17-9, $704

                                                   7th:        Billy Holt Jr., Sherwood, Ark., five bass, 16-12, $640

                                                   8th:        Dakota Lucy, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 16-10, $576

                                                   9th:        Duke Gunnell, Benton, Ark., five bass, 16-4, $480

                                                   9th:        Nathan Stratton, Alexander, Ark., four bass, 16-4, $480

                                                                *Includes $1,000 Evinrude bonus

   WHAT:              Nathan Hall of Malvern, Ark., caught a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, Feb. 26 to win $1,921 in the Co-angler Division.

                                  WHO:               The remaining top10 co-anglers:

                                                           2nd:       Burl Garrett, Benton, Ark., five bass, 13-10, $960

                                                           3rd:        Justin Swayze, Gurdon, Ark., five bass, 12-10, $641

                                                           4th:        Jimmy Brown, Arkadelphia, Ark., five bass, 12-3, $448

                                                           5th:        Leon Stone, Delight, Ark., five bass, 11-12, $384

                                                           6th:        Tad Harp, Rogers, Ark., four bass, 11, $352

                                                           7th:        Phil Rogers, Alexander, Ark., two bass, 10-11, $320

                                                           8th:        Pete Clark, Malvern, Ark., three bass, 10-5, $288

                                                           9th:        Billy Davis, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 10, $256

                                                           10th:      Timmy Cook, Benton, Ark., four bass, 9-15, $224

                                              NOTES:            The next BFL Arkie Division tournament is scheduled for March 26 on DeGray Lake in Arkadelphia, Ark. After the fifth Arkie Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 13-15 Regional Championship on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Ala. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.