Dakota Wins Bass Fishing League Event On DeGray Lake

March 28, 2011
BFL News Archive

Boater Dakota Lucy of Hot Springs, Ark., won the March 26 BFL Arkie Division tournament on DeGray Lake to earn $5,505. Robert Bogard Jr., of Conway, Ark., won the co-angler title in the DeGray Lake event on March 26 to win $1,753.  

 WHAT:              Boater Dakota Lucy of Hot Springs, Ark., caught a five-bass limit weighing 22 pounds, 6 ounces March 26 to win $5,505 in the BFL Arkie Division tournament on DeGray Lake. Lucy fished points on a Carolina rig with green lizards to sack his limit.

 WHO:               The remaining top10 anglers:

                         2nd:       Martin Whitaker, Hensley, Ark., five bass, 19-14, $1,753

                         3rd:        Paul Helton, Russellville, Ark., five bass, 17-15, $1,169

                         4th:        Brandon Rhoden, Mountain Pine, Ark., five bass, 17-12, $818

                         5th:        Daniel Kweekul, North Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 17-9, $701

                         6th:        Alan Hilborn, Benton, Ark., five bass, 16-1, $643

                         7th:        Dennis Bean, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 15-11, $584

                         8th:        Duke Gunell, Benton, Ark., five bass, 14-8, $526

                         9th:        Adam Wright, Benton, Ark., five bass, 14-3, $467

                         10th:      Lee Gleghorn, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 13-14, $409

     WHAT:              Robert Bogard Jr., of Conway, Ark., caught a five-bass limit weighing 13 pounds, 12 ounces March 26 to win $1,753 in the Co-angler Division. Bogard Jr., used Humdinger lizards on a Carolina rig to haul in his limit.

   WHO:               The remaining top10 co-anglers:

                         2nd:       Joey Hutchison, Alexander, Ark., five bass, 12-12, $876

                         3rd:        Terry Whitworth, Morrilton, Ark., five bass 12, $585

                         4th:        Donnie Adams, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 11-3, $409

                         5th:        Leon Stone, Delight, Ark., five bass, 10-5, $351

                         6th:        John Mccullar, Benton, Ark., five bass, 10-1, $321

                         7th:        Brad Lequieu, Little Rock, Ark., four bass, 9-12, $277

                         7th:        Allan Reaves, Pottsville, Ark., five bass, 9-12, $277

                         9th:        Marlin Tice, Jonesboro, Ark., four bass, 9-9, $234

                         10th:      Luke Middleton, Batesville, Ark., five bass, 8-15, $204

   NOTES:            The next BFL Arkie Division tournament is scheduled for May 14 on Lake Ouachita in Mount Ida, 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 BFL 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.