Wolfe Wins Bass Fishing League Tournament on Mississippi River at La Crosse

May 9, 2011
BFL News Archive

Boater Jesse Wolfe of Nelson, Wis., won the May 7 Bass Fishing League Great Lakes Division tournament at the Mississippi River to earn $4,763. Michael Gray of Stoddard, Wis., won the co-angler title of the Great Lakes Division May 7 to earn $2,381 at the Mississippi River event.

                      

WHAT:              Boater Jesse Wolfe of Nelson, Wis., caught a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 9 ounces May 7 to win $4,763 in the BFL Great Lakes Division tournament on the Mississippi River.

 

WHO:               The remaining top10 anglers:

                        2nd:       Mike Brueggen, La Crosse, Wis., five bass, 18-10, $2,381

                        3rd:        Dan McGarry, Tomah, Wis., five bass, 18-2, $1,585

                        4th:        Brian Fitzpatrick, La Crosse, Wis., five bass, 17-7, $1,111

                        5th:        Richie Eaves, Nauvoo, Ill., five bass, 16-9, $913

                                    Ben Potaracke, La Crosse, Wis., five bass, 16-9, $913

                        7th:        Dave Doty, Cottage Grove, Minn., five bass, 16-7, $714

                                    Fernando Lobato, La Crosse, Wis., five bass, 16-7, $714

                                    Randy Wieczorek, Buffalo City, Wis., five bass, 16-7, $714

                        10th:      Andrew Hauser, Holmen, Wis., five bass, 16-5, $556

 

 

WHAT:              Michael Gray of Stoddard, Wis., caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, May 7 to win $2,381 in the Co-angler Division.

 

WHO:               The remaining top10 co-anglers:

                        2nd:       Brett Shillin, Onalaska, Wis., five bass, 16-8, $1,191

                        3rd:        Max Weiss, Wabasha, Minn., five bass, 16-6, $791

                        4th:        Jamie Dressler, Prairie Du Chien, Wis., five bass, 16-2, $556

                        5th:        Jason Steger, Stanley, Wis., five bass, 16, $476

                        6th:        Joe Jender, Milwaukee, Wis., five bass, 15-6, $417

                                    John Maher, Duluth, Minn., five bass, 15-6, $417

                        8th:        Nick Kasten, Lake Geneva, Wis., five bass, 14-14, $357

                        9th:        Charlie Benson, Holmen, Wis., five bass, 14-4, $282

                                    Andy Heisler, Lacrescent, Minn., five bass, 14-4, $282

                                    Cary Joholski, Coon Valley, Wis., five bass, 14-4, $282

                                                 

NOTES:            The next BFL Great Lakes Division tournament is scheduled for June 18 on the Wolf River Chain of Lakes in Winneconne, Wis. After the fifth Great Lakes Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 20-22 Regional Championship on the Barren River in Scottsville, Ky. 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.