Henry Wins Bass Fishing League Tournament on Lake Eufaula

May 16, 2011
BFL News Archive

Boater Matt Henry of Conyers, Ga., won the May 14 Bass Fishing League Bulldog Division tournament on Lake Eufaula to earn $4,000. Chance Hebert of Duluth, Ga., won the co-angler title in the Bulldog Division tournament on Lake Eufaula May 14 to earn $2,000.

 

WHAT:              Boater Matt Henry or Conyers, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 13 pounds, 14 ounces.

 

WHO:               The remaining top 10 anglers:

                        2nd:    Bobby Padgett, Lagrange, Ga., five bass, 13-8, $2,000 plus $1,000 Evinrude bonus

                        3rd:     Eric Peeler, Calhoun, Ga., five bass, 13-4, $1,334

                        4th:     Dan Morrow, Eastanollee, Ga., five bass, 12-7, $933

                        5th:     Kip Carter, Loganville, Ga., five bass, 12-1, $766

                                 Scott Montgomery, Eufaula, Ala., five bass, 12-1, $766

                        7th:     Mike Cavender, Phenix City, Ala., five bass, 11-14, $667

                        8th:     Clayton Batts, Macon, Ga., five bass, 11-12, $600

                        9th:     Justin Lanier, Macon, Ga., five bass, 11-0, $533

                        10th:   David Koski, Canton, Ga., five bass, 10-6, $443

                                 David Lowery, Milledgeville, Ga., three bass, 10-6, $440

 

 

WHAT:              Chance Hebert of Duluth, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 12 pounds, 2 ounces May 14 to win $2,000 in the Co-angler Division.

 

WHO:               The remaining top 10 co-anglers:

                        2nd:    Cory Blackwell, Macon, Ga., five bass, 8-4, $1,000

                        3rd:     Brent Filand, Phenix City, Ala., three bass, 8-3, $666

                        4th:     Gerald Bozemon, Sylvester, Ga., five bass, 8-2, $467

                        5th:     Robert Smith, Suwanee, Ga., four bass, 8-1, $400

                        6th:     Benjamin Schooler, Summerton, S.C., five bass, 7-15, $367

                        7th:     Guy Jordan, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 7-14, $333

                        8th:     Jim Fultz, Cartersville, Ga., five bass, 6-12, $300

                        9th:     Jimmie Bailey, Valdosta, Ga., three bass, 6-10, $267

                        10th:  Samuel Roach, Sharpsburg, Ga., two bass, 6-3, $233

                                                 

NOTES:            The next BFL Bulldog Division tournament is scheduled for June 11 on Lake Oconee in Buckhead, Ga. After the fifth Bulldog 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.