Neal Wins Bass Fishing League Event on Lake Guntersville

March 21, 2011
BFL News Archive

Boater Michael Neal of Dayton, Tenn., won the March 19 BFL Choo Choo Division tournament on Lake Guntersville to earn $7,304. Chris Holland of Winchester, Tenn., was the winning co-angler at the March 19 BFL Choo Choo Division event.

 WHAT:              Boater Michael Neal of Dayton, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 25 pounds even March 19 to win $7,304 in the BFL Choo Choo Division tournament on Lake Guntersville.

 WHO:               The remaining top10 anglers:

                         2nd:       Earl Anderson, Hollywood, Ala., five bass, 22-12, $2,210

                         2nd:       Gil Summerlin, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 22-12, $2,210

                         4th:        Bob Pauer, Grant, Ala., five bass, 20-9, $1,238

                         5th:        Brett Self, Griffin, Ga., five bass, 19-2, $1,061

                         6th:        Johnny Patterson, Grant, Ala., five bass, 18-11, $972

                         7th:        Sam Morgan, Coalmont, Tenn., five bass, 18-1, $840

                         7th:        John Talton, Georgetown, Tenn., five bass, 18-1, $840

                         9th:        Marc Arnold, Kingsport, Tenn., five bass, 17-11, $707

                         10th:      Brent Brady, Hixson, Tenn., five bass, 17-10, $619

     WHAT:              Chris Holland of Winchester, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 11 ounces March 19 to win $2,652 in the Co-angler Division.

 WHO:               The remaining top10 co-anglers:

                         2nd:       Tony Prince, Pulaski, Tenn., five bass, 18-3, $1,326

                         3rd:        Mark Pirkle, Cleveland, Tenn., five bass, 16-10, $887

                         4th:        Brian Helderman, Fyffe, Ala., five bass, 14-10, $619

                         5th:        Todd Owens, Middletown, Ohio, four bass, 13-13, $530

                         6th:        Tommy Roundtree, Athens, Ala., four bass, 13-4, $486

                         7th:        Todd Peeples, Royston, Ga., five bass, 12-13, $420

                         7th:        Thomas Wood, West Helena, Ark., three bass, 12-13, $420

                         9th:        Robert Slaton, Marietta, Ga., five bass, 12-8, $354

                         10th:      Gregory Nunnelly, Ohatchee, Ala., five bass, 12-5, $309

 NOTES:            The next BFL Choo Choo Division tournament is scheduled for April 9 on Lake Guntersville in Scottsboro, Ala. After the fifth Choo Choo Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Nov. 3-5 Regional Championship on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, S.C. 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.