McMillan Wins Bass Fishing League Tournament On Lake Okeechobee

March 3, 2014
BFL News Archive

CLEWISTON, Fla. (March 3, 2014) – Jared McMillan of Belle Glade, Fla., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 29 pounds, 9 ounces Saturday to win the Bass Fishing League Gator Division tournament on Lake Okeechobee. For his victory, McMillan earned $8,191.

     

Rounding out the top 10 pros were:

            2nd:   Caleb Frazier, Citrus Springs, Fla., five bass, 28-14, $2,945

            3rd:   Bryan Honnerlaw, Moore Haven, Fla., five bass, 28-3, $1,964

            4th:    Jesse Woodring, Jupiter, Fla., five bass, 26-2, $1,374

            5th:    Tony Haymon, Penney Farms, Fla., five bass, 25-9, $1,178

            6th:    Ricky Timmerman, Umatilla, Fla., five bass, 23-9, $1,080

            7th:    Ricky Grant, Inverness, Fla., five bass, 23-3, $982

            8th:    Daniel Otterbacher, Belle Isle, Fla., five bass, 22-7, $884

            9th:    Chris Keith, Gainesville, Fla., five bass, 22-5, $785

            10th: Donny Bass, Naples, Fla., five bass, 21-3, $687

   Devin York of Sarasota, Fla., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 25 pounds, 8 ounces Saturday to win $2,945 in the co-angler division.

    Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:

            2nd:   Scott Crowe, Margate, Fla., five bass, 18-13, $1,473

            3rd:   Linda Robinson, Miami, Fla., five bass, 18-2, $981

            4th:    Michael Lendl, Pembroke Pines, Fla., five bass, 17-15, $687

            5th:    Joe Ventrello, Apopka, Fla., five bass, 17-10, $589

            6th:    Elmore Watkins III, Boynton Beach, Fla., five bass, 16-6, $540

            7th:    Shannon Pitts, Vero Beach, Fla., five bass, 16-5, $491

            8th:    Matt Surman, Orlando, Fla., five bass, 15-14, $442

            9th:    Vince Owen, Coral Springs, Fla., five bass, 15-12, $393

            10th: Jay Trudel, Boca Raton, Fla., five bass, 15-11, $344

    The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 2-4 Regional Championship on the St. John’s River in Palatka, Fla. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.