Burdett Wins Bass Fishing League Event on the Kissimmee River

February 22, 2010
BFL News Archive

WHAT : James Burdett of Mulberry, Fla., caught a five-bass limit weighing 26 pounds, 14 ounces Saturday, Feb. 20, to win $4,763 in the FLW Bass Fishing League Gator Division tournament on the Kissimmee River.

WHO: The remaining top10 anglers were:

 2nd: David Crews, Winter Haven, Fla., 5 bass, 21-09, $2,381

 3rd: Steve Boyd, Orlando, Fla., 5 bass, 20-09, $1,585

 4th: Dean Harcourt, Palm Bay, Fla., 5 bass, 19-05, $1,111

 5th: Billy Bowen Jr., Ocala, Fla., 5 bass, 18-01, $953

 6th: Dave Sheffield, Davie, Fla., 5 bass, 16-05, $873

 7th: Darrell Cranor, Lakeland, Fla., 5 bass, 15-09, $794

 8th: Gary Simpson, Gainesville, Fla., 5 bass, 14-15, $714

 9th: Wayne Loring, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 4 bass, 14-09, $635

 10th: Luke Smith, St. Cloud, Fla., 5 bass, 14-07, $556

WHAT : Co-angler Mike Calloway of Titusville, Fla., caught a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces Saturday to win $2,381.

WHO: The remaining top10 co-anglers were:

 2nd: David Bozeman, Ocala, Fla., 5 bass, 13-07, $991

 3rd: David Iglesias, Crystal River, Fla., 5 bass, 13-07, $991

 4th: Michael Chadwick, La Belle, Fla., 3 bass, 12-12, $556

 5th: Ernie Brunetti, Venice, Fla., 5 bass, 11-05, $476

 6th: Bruce Bozman, St. Cloud, Fla., 5 bass, 10-05, $437

 7th: Ron Buck, Port Saint Lucie, Fla., 5 bass, 10-03, $397

 8th: Charles Kilgore, Merritt Island, Fla., 5 bass, 10-02, $357

 9th: Luke Campbell, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1 bass, 9-15, $318

 10th: Christopher Gilbert, Jacksonville, Fla., 5 bass, 9-13, $278

NOTES: The next BFL Gator Division tournament is scheduled for March 13 at Harris Chain in Tavares, Fla. Top 50 anglers and co-anglers from each of the five division tournaments will qualify for the Gator Regional Oct. 21-23 at Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Ga., for a chance to win a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower engine and a Chevy pick-up, respectively.