Boater Heath Wagner of Angola, Ind., caught a five-bass limit weighing 22 pounds, 3 ounces to win the Aug. 27 BFL Michigan Division bass fishing tournament on the Detroit River to earn $4,021. Derrick Soulliere of Belle River, Ontario, won the co-angler division in the Detroit River event on Aug. 27 to take home $1,511. Wagner used crankbaits in 12 feet of water on the north shore of Lake Erie.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
2nd: James Dixon, Southfield, Mich., five bass, 20-12, $1,511
3rd: Matthew Malmquist, White Lake, Mich., five bass, 20-6, $1,007
4th: Todd Schmitz, Goshen, Ind., five bass, 19-7, $705
5th: Ben Felton, Marshall, Mich., five bass, 19-1, $604
6th: David Kolodziej, Sterling Heights, Mich., five bass, 18-11, $554
7th: John Zubkoff, Monroe, Mich., five bass, 18-9, $504
8th: Scott Dobson, Clarkston, Mich., five bass, 18-7, $453 + $1,000 Evinrude bonus
9th: Chris Williams, South Lyon, Mich., five bass, 17-14, $403
10th: Mark Modrak, China Township, Mich., five bass, 17-13, $352
WHAT: Derrick Soulliere of Belle River, Ontario, caught a five-bass limit weighing 22 pounds, 4 ounces Aug. 27 to win $1,511 in the Co-angler Division. Soulliere was drop-shotting tubes in the St. Clair River at depths of 12 to 26 feet deep.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Chuck Hasty, Toledo, Ohio, five bass, 20-15, $755
3rd: John Duwel, Cincinnati, Ohio, five bass, 19-7, $504
4th: Tony Grubb, Ann Arbor, Mich., five bass, 18-8, $352
5th: Jay Ahonen, Ortonville, Mich., five bass, 17-10, $302
6th: Larry Kitchel, Logansport, Ind., five bass, 17-5, $277
7th: Rick Roberts, Macomb, Mich., five bass, 17-0, $252
8th: Cody Kelley, Schoolcraft, Mich., five bas, 16-10, $227
9th: Joseph Nega, Chicago, Ill., five bass, 16-5, $201
10th: Larry Riley, Newark, Ohio, five bass, 16-3, $176
NOTES: The next BFL Michigan Division tournament is scheduled for Sept. 24-25 on the St. Clair River in Harrison Township, Mich. After the fifth Michigan Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 20-22 Regional Championship on the Barren River in Scottsville, Ky. 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.