WHAT : Boater Michael Trombly of Perrysburg, Ohio, caught a 10-bass limit weighing 46 pounds, 7 ounces Sept. 18-19 to win $6,540 in the Bass Fishing League Michigan Division tournament on the Detroit River. Trombly was using tubes in weedy areas along the North Shore to sack his limits.
WHO: The remaining top10 anglers:
2nd: Mark Flick, Plainwell, Mich., 10 bass, 44-11, $2,270
3rd: Bill Vavrina, Brownstown, Mich., 10 bass, 41-12, $1,515
4th: Dave Hasty, Toledo, Ohio, 10 bass, 40-10, $1,059
5th: Mark Stephenson, New Castle, Ind., 10 bass, 39-10, $908
6th: Heath Wagner, Angola, Ind., 10 bass, 38-8, $832
7th: Kenneth Taylor, Shelby Township, Mich., 10 bass,38-8, $757
8th: Chris King, South Amherst, Ohio, 10 bass, 37-7, $681
9th: Brent Dunmyer, Weston, Ohio, 10 bass, 36-3, $605
10th: Steve Roth, Syracuse, Ind., 10 bass, 35-15, $530
WHAT : Scott Davis of Coloma, Mich., caught a 10-bass limit weighing 30 pounds, 11 ounces Sept. 18-19 to win $2,270 in the Co-angler Division. He was using a drop-shot near the mouth of the river to sack his limits.
WHO: The remaining top10 co-anglers:
2nd: Brian Ruetz, Toledo, Ohio, nine bass, 29-11, $1,135
3rd: Luke Shocklee, Rockwood, Mich., 10 bass, 29-4, $757
4th: Brad Craft, New Bremen, Ohio, 10 bass, 27-10, $530
5th: Theo Corcoran, Waterford, Mich., eight bass, 27-2, $454
6th: Mike Schoemann, Waterford, Mich., seven bass, 26-13, $416
7th: Adam Nuechterlein, Grass Lake, Mich., 10 bass, 25-14, $378
8th: Rick Roberts, Macomb, Mich., nine bass, 25-12, $341
9th: Mike Bender, Batavia, Ohio, seven bass, 25-1, $303
10th: David Matual, Chicago, Ill., nine bass, 24-3, $265
NOTES: The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings from the Michigan Division have now qualified for the Oct. 21-23 Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Ky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.