Waldo Wins Bass Fishing League Event on Douglas Lake

April 11, 2011
BFL News Archive

WHAT:              Boater Arthur Waldo of Lenoir City, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 12 ounces April 9 to win $6,119 in the Bass Fishing League Volunteer Division tournament on Douglas Lake.

 

WHO:               The remaining top10 anglers:

                        2nd:       Gary Pilkenton, Morristown, Tenn., five bass, 20-10, $2,059

                        3rd:        Kevin Edwards, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 16-11, $1,374

                        4th:        Tony Ferrell, Morristown, Tenn., five bass, 15-3, $961

                        5th:        Shane McCosh, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 14-3, $824

                        6th:        Ryan Beeler, Washburn, Tenn., five bass, 14-2, $755

                        7th:        Tate Rice, Newport, Tenn., five bass, 13-12, $686

                        8th:        Simon Borja, Maryville, Tenn., five bass, 13-4, $618

                        9th:        Randy Oliver, Johnson City, Tenn., five bass, 12-6, $549

                        10th:      Wesley Helton, Calhoun, Tenn., five bass, 12-2, $480

 

 

WHAT:              Timmy Cales of Sandstone, W.V., caught a five-bass limit weighing 13 pounds, 5 ounces April 9 to win $2,059 in the Co-angler Division.

 

WHO:               The remaining top10 co-anglers:

                        2nd:       Gary Beeler, Piney Flats, Tenn., five bass, 13-4, $1,030

                        3rd:        Brandon Harmon, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 12-4, $687

                        4th:        Jason Underwood, Dandridge, Tenn., five bass, 12-3, $480

                        5th:        Mike Fletcher, Hayesville, N.C., five bass, 11-7, $412

                        6th:        Mike Jeffries, Greenback, Tenn., five bass, 11-4, $378

                        7th:        Ralph Chesnutt Jr., Rutledge, Tenn., five bass, 11-3, $343

                        8th:        Brett Ashley, Oliver Springs, Tenn., four bass, 10-12, $274

                        8th:        George Brock, Mooresburg, Tenn., five bass, 10-12, $274

                        8th:        Bryan Morton, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 10-12, $274

                                                 

NOTES:            The next BFL Volunteer Division tournament is scheduled for May 7 on South Holston Reservoir in Bristol, Tenn. After the fifth Volunteer 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 Smith Mountain Lake in Huddleston, Va. 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.