Stracner Wins Bass Fishing League Event on Lake Guntersville

October 4, 2010
BFL News Archive

WHAT : Boater Josh Stracner of Vandiver, Ala., caught a 10-bass total weighing 31 pounds even Oct. 2-3 to win $4,604 in the Bass Fishing League Bama Division Super Tournament on Lake Guntersville.

WHO: The remaining top10 anglers:

 2nd: Harry Barton, Sterrett, Ala., 10 bass, 27-14, $2,302

 3rd: Jason Nixon, Wetumpka, Ala., 10 bass, 27-11, $1,536

 4th: Barry Wilson, Birmingham, Ala., 10 bass, 26-3, $1,074

 5th: K. Kurosaka, Columbiana, Ala., 10 bass, 25-5, $921

 6th: Blake Parker, Harpersville, Ala., 10 bass, 24-15, $844

 7th: Keith Buterbaugh, Douglasville, Ga., seven bass, 23-11, $1,767 ($1,000 Evinrude bonus)

 8th: Johnny Belyeu, Gadsden, Ala., 10 bass, 22-14, $691

 9th: Euvaughn Dukes, Rainsville, Ala., seven bass, 19-13, $614

 10th: Brian Randall, Lake View, Ala., eight bass, 19-6, $537

WHAT : Freddy Rutkowski of Brookwood, Ala., caught a seven-bass total weighing 16 pounds, 10 ounces Oct. 2-3 to win $2,302 in the Co-angler Division.

WHO: The remaining top10 co-anglers:

 2nd: Hulan Mattox, Alexander City, Ala., seven bass, 14-5, $1,151

 3rd: Danny Hartsell, Hoover, Ala., five bass, 11-12, $767

 4th: Randy Gardner, Wetumpka, Ala., five bass, 11-3, $537

 5th: Matthew Nixon, Wetumpka, Ala., four bass, 10-12, $460

 6th: Daniel Segers, Wetumpka, Ala., four bass, 10-1, $422

 7th: John Drew Jr., North Las Vegas, Nev., three bass, 9-5, $384

 8th: Emmanuel Cabrera, Columbus, Ga., four bass, 8-10, $345

 9th: Michael Wright, Covington, Ga., four bass, 7-7, $307

 10th: C. Tim Cody, Benton, Tenn., three bass, 7-6, $269

NOTES: The next BFL Bama Division tournament, the Regional Championship, is scheduled for Oct. 21-23 on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Ga. The top 40 boaters and co-anglers from the Bama, Bulldog, Gator and Savannah River Divisions have qualified for the Regional Championship, where the top six boaters and top six co-anglers will advance to the BFL All-American.