WHAT : Jerry Walker of Zeigler, Ill. caught a 5-bass limit weighing 12 pounds, 2 ounces Saturday, July 17, 2010 to win $5,122 in the FLW Bass Fishing League Illini Division tournament on the Ohio River. Under overcast skies Walker was using spinnerbaits in shallow water on the Cumberland River to sack his limit.
WHO: The remaining top10 anglers were:
2nd: Clifford Pass, Lenzburg, Ill., five bass, 11-14, $1,561
3rd: Michael McAtee, Waverly, Ky., five bass, 11-8, $1,043
4th: Derek Jenkel, Pinckneyville, Ill., five bass, 11-2, $728
5th: Brent Maurer, Ledbetter, Ky., five bass, 10-11, $624
6th: David Young, Mayfiedl, Ky., five bass, 10-8, $572
7th: Derek Spiller, West Frankfort, Ill., five bass, 10-7, $520
8th: Mark Jordan, Kevil, Ky., five bass, 10-1, $468
9th: Anthony Balding, Jr., Millstadt, Ill., five bass, 10, $416
10th: Bobby McMullin, Pevely, Mo., five bass, 9-14, $364
WHAT : Aaron Arning of Walnut Hill, Ill., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 8 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday, July 17, 2010 to win $1,561 in the FLW BFL Illni Co-angler Division on the Ohio River. Arning was using a senko on a Texas rig in shallow water on Deer Creek to bag his limit.
WHO: The remaining top10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Joshua Whitehead, East Alton, Ill., five bass, 7-9, $781
3rd: Terry Fritts, Red Bud, Ill., four bass, 7-3, $521
4th: Jeff Reiher, Oak Forest, Ill., five bass, 7-1, $364
5th: Charles Dammerman, Mount Auburn, Ill., five bass, 6-14, $312
6th: Jeffrey Hartman, Jr., Paducah, Ky., four bass, 6-13, $273
6th: John Kuzera, Matteson, Ill., five bass, 6-13, $273
8th: Kyle Loyd, Vienna, Ill., five bass, 6-9, $234
9th: Bill Higgins, Albers, Ill., two bass, 6-7, $208
10th: Sheldon Ayers, Anna., Ill., five bass, 6-2, $173
10th: Donald Hartman, Paducah, Ky., five bass, 6-2, $173
NOTES: The next and last BFL Illini Division tournament in 2010 is scheduled for Sept. 25-26, at the Ohio River/Golconda in Golconda, Ill. After the fifth Illini Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Regional Championship at Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Ky., on Oct. 7-9, 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.