Cullman Wins Bass Fishing League Event on Lake Martin

March 7, 2011
BFL News Archive

Boater Garry Hicks of Cullman, Ala., won the Boater division of the March 5 BFL Bama Division tournament on Lake Martin to earn $6,163. Timothy Watkins of Trussville, Ala., won the Co-angler division of the March 5 BFL Bama Division tournament on Lake Martin to earn $2,082.

 WHAT:              Boater Garry Hicks of Cullman, Ala., caught a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 2 ounces March 5 to win $6,163 in the BFL Bama Division tournament on Lake Martin.

 WHO:               The remaining top10 anglers:

                         2nd:    Chris Ingram, Eclectic, Ala., five bass, 17-1, $2,082

                         3rd:     Barry Wilson, Birmingham, Ala., five bass, 15-13, $1,387

                         4th:     Jason Nixon, Wetumpka, Ala., five bass, 15-9, $971

                         5th:     Kelley Jaye, Dadeville, Ala., five bass, 14-9, $833

                         6th:     Trip Weldon, Wetumpka, Ala., five bass, 13-4, $763

                         7th:     Simon Morrow, Alexander City, Ala., five bass, 13-3, $694

                         8th:     Shane Patterson, Alexander City, Ala., five bass, 12-11, $625

                         9th:     John Pollard, Eclectic, Ala., five bass, 12-4, $555

                         10th:   Jonathan Collins, Vinemont, Ala., five bass, 11-12, $461

                                  Kyle Dorsett, Odenville, Ala., five bass, 11-2, $461 

   WHAT:              Timothy Watkins of Trussville, Ala., caught a five-bass limit weighing 11 pounds, 14 ounces March 5 to win $2,082 in the Co-angler Division.

  WHO:               The remaining top10 co-anglers:

                         2nd:    Keith Fields, Austell, Ga., five bass, 9-11, $1,041

                         3rd:     Lance Spencer, Cottonwood, Ala., five bass, 9-5, $692

                         4th:     Brandon Skinner, De Armanville, Ala., five bass, 9-4, $486

                         5th:     Jay Galimore, Auburn, Ala., five bass, 8-13, $416

                         6th:     Jacob Hays, Elmore, Ala., five bass, 8-11, $382

                         7th:     Junior Huckeba, Carrollton, Ga., five bass, 8-9, $347

                         8th:     Heath Daniel, Dadeville, Ala., five bass, 8-6, $312

                         9th:     Brett Clement, Jasper, Ala., five bass, 8-5, $246

                                  Rodney Graham, Childersburg, Ala., five bass, 8-5, $246

                                  Daniel Segers, Wetumpka, Ala., five bass, 8-5, $246

                         NOTES:            The next BFL Bama Division tournament is scheduled for April 2 on Lake Eufaula in Eufaula, Ala. After the fifth Bama 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 Lake Chickamauga in Chattanooga, Tenn. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.