WHAT : Brad McCulley of Courtland, Miss., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday, June 5, 2010 to win $5,289 in the FLW Bass Fishing League Mississippi Division tournament on Lake Ferguson. Under cloudy skies McCulley traveled about 40 miles up the river and was using topwater baits around bushes to bag his limit.
WHO: The remaining top10 anglers were:
2nd: Lloyd Pickett, Jr., Bartlett, Tenn., five bass, 19-9, $1,644
3rd: Terry Bates, Greenville, Miss., five bass, 18-10, $932
3rd: Kevin Brumfield, Madison, Miss., five bass, 18-10- $932
5th: Calvin Buchanan, Tupelo, Miss., five bass, 17-15, $658
6th: Jim Phillips, Greenwood, Miss., five bass, 16-4, $603
7th: Chris Bowers, Pearl, Miss., five bass, 16-3, $548
8th: Philip Atkins, Columbus, Miss., five bass, 15-4, $493
9th: Bill Jarvis, DeKalb, Miss., five bass, 14-6, $438
10th: Roger Stegall, Iuka, Miss., five bass, 14-3, $384
WHAT : Tim Callahan of Houston, Miss., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday, June 5, 2010 to win $1,644 in the FLW BFL Mississippi Co-angler Division on Lake Ferguson. Callahan was using a jig War Eagle in green pumpkin around bushes two miles up Lake Ferguson to sack his limit.
WHO: The remaining top10 co-anglers were:
2nd: David Pigford, Jr., Belle Chasse, La., five bass, 16-6, $822
3rd: Ronnie Quick, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 15-15, $549
4th: Eddie Gibson, Scott, Miss., five bass, 13-14, $384
5th: Larry Chastain, Laurel, Miss., four bass, 13-2, $329
6th: Keith Hester, Columbus, Miss., five bass, 12-14, $301
7th: Jason Ezell, Lucedale, Miss., four bass, 12-10, $274
8th: Curtis Seale, Madison, Miss., five bass, 12-6, $247
9th: Jason Griffin, Benton, Miss., five bass, 11-9, $219
10th: Preston Davis, Bartlett, Miss., four bass, 11-8, $192
NOTES: The next and last BFL Mississippi Division tournament for the 2010 season is scheduled for Sept. 18-19, at the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Brandon, Miss. After the fifth Mississippi Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Regional Championship at Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Ky., on Oct. 7-9 for a chance to win a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.