Wolfe Wins Bass Fishing League Tournament on Mississippi River

September 12, 2011
BFL News Archive

Boater Jesse Wolfe of Nelson, Wis., caught 10 bass weighing 32 pounds, 15 ounces to win the Sept. 10-11 BFL Great Lakes Division bass fishing tournament on the Mississippi River to earn $7,690. KC Schaible of Machesney Park, Ill., won the Co-angler title with 10 bass weighing 29-1 at the Sept. 10-11 BFL Great Lakes Division event. Wolfe was fishing slop with frogs to catch his daily limits.

 

WHO:               The remaining top 10 anglers:

                        2nd:    Nathan Huss, Elkhart Lake, Wis., 10 bass, 31-9, $2,845

                        3rd:     Jim Caulum, Rockland, Wis., 10 bass, 30-12, $1,897

                        4th:     Kevin Schroeder, Caledonia, Minn., 10 bass, 30-9, $1,328

                        5th:     Jimmy Johnson, La Crosse, Wis., 10 bass, 30-4, $1,138

                        6th:     Mike Brueggen, La Crosse, Wis., 10 bass, 30-4, $1,043

                        7th:     Tom Monsoor, La Crosse, Wis., 10 bass, 29-14, $948

                        8th:     Jeff Ritter, Prairie du Chien, Wis., 10 bass, 29-10, $853

                        9th:     Jeff Benson, Holmen, Wis., 10 bass, 29-6, $759

                        10th:   Travis Brueggen, Cashton, Wis., 10 bass, 28-9, $664

 

WHAT:              K.C. Schaible of Machesney Park, Ill., caught 10 bass weighing 29 pounds, 1 ounce in the Sept. 10-11 event to win $2,845 in the Co-angler Division. Schaible was using frogs in the slop to catch his limits.

 

WHO:               The remaining top 10 co-anglers:

                        2nd:    Nick Kasten, Lake Geneva, Wis., 10 bass, 27-0, $1,422

                        3rd:     Al Kjos, La Crosse, Wis., 10 bass, 25-5, $948

                        4th:     Mike Parve, West Bend, Wis., 10 bass, 25-3, $664

                        5th:     Robby Tufte, Fountain City, Wis., 10 bass, 25-2, $569

                        6th:     Jeffrey Hensen, La Crosse, Wis., 10 bass, 24-8, $522

                        7th:     Richard Conrad, Hudson, Wis., 10 bass, 24-4, $474

                        8th:     Kevin Andera, Calmar, Iowa, 10 bass, 24-0, $427             

                        9th:     Kevin Candahl, Holmen, Wis., 10 bass, 22-12, $379

                        10th:   Craig Fanning, Elwood, Ill., 10 bass, 21-14, $332

 

NOTES:            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.