WHAT : Bryan Beard of Steele, Ala. caught a 5-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday, July 17, 2010 to win $3,963 in the FLW Bass Fishing League Bama Division tournament on Lake Neely Henry. In extremely high temperatures and under humid conditions Beard found success flipping a jig in about 1-3 feet of water down the river on Saturday.
WHO: The remaining top10 anglers were:
2nd: Blake Parker, Haprersville, Ala., five bass, 15-10, $1,981
3rd: Dennis Barnes, Boaz, Ala., five bass, 15-4, $1,322
4th: Ricky Dale Smith, Ohatchee, Ala., five bass, 14-6, $925
5th: George Crain, Cropwell, Ala., five bass, 14-3, $793
6th: Jeff Cannon, Douglasville, Ga., five bass, 14, $693
6th: Eddie Jackson, Trussville, Ala., five bass, 14, $693
8th: Tim Hurst, Oxford, Ala., five bass, 13-13, $594
9th: Shannon Vinson, Jacksonville, Ala., five bass, 13-11, $528
10th: William Bearden, Ashville, Ala., five bass, 13-6, $462
WHAT : Shawn Marquis of Columbus, Ga., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 13 pounds, 10 ounces Saturday, July 17, 2010 to win $1,981 in the FLW BFL Bama Co-angler Division on Lake Neely Henry. Marquis was using crankbaits in 12 feet of water mid lake to sack his limit.
WHO: The remaining top10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Jerry Goodner, Cleveland, Tenn., four bass, 10-13, $991
3rd: Waylon Hancock, Cartersville, Ga., four bass, 9-12, $662
4th: Mike Hardin, Sr., Robertsdale, Ala., five bass, 9-9, $407
4th: Lewis Hill, Opelika, Ala., five bass, 9-9, $407
4th: Hal Murk, Sharpsburg, Ga., five bass, 9-9, $407
7th: Philip Perkins, Attalla, Ala., five bass, 9-5, $330
8th: Daniel Segers, Wetupmka, Ala., five bass, 8-12, $297
9th: J. Larry Nunnally, Gadsden, Ala., five bass, 8-11, $264
10th: David Reid, Roswell, Ga., five bass, 8-10, $231
NOTES: The next and last BFL Bama Division tournament in 2010 is scheduled for Oct. 2-3, at Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Ala. After the fifth Bama Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Regional Championship at Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Ga., on Oct. 21-23, for a chance to win a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.