HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (June 6, 2016) – Quincy Houchin of Mabelvale, Arkansas, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 15 pounds, 13 ounces, Saturday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Arkie Division tournament on Lake Ouachita. For his victory, Houchin took home $3,386. Houchin said he spent his day targeting grass, wood and bushes in two areas within the mid- and upper-lake regions of Ouachita.
“I followed a fairly basic pattern for this event,” said Houchin, who logged his second BFL win of the 2016 season. “I caught my limit on three baits - a white Heddon Zara Spook, a leopard-colored Spro Dean Rojas Bronzeye Frog 65 and a perch-colored 6th Sense Lures jig.”
Houchin said the Spook was the most productive of the three and that he caught the majority of his fish before 10 a.m.
“There wasn’t any deciding factor that forced me to switch baits,” said Houchin. “I basically followed my instinct when it came to the rotation.”
The Arkansas angler said he managed to catch seven keepers over the course of the event.
“I didn’t have a kicker, but I did lose a big one,” said Houchin. “Luckily, it didn’t push me out of the lead.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Quincy Houchin, Mabelvale, Ark., five bass, 15-13, $3,386
2nd: Adam Wright, Benton, Ark., five bass, 13-4, $1,693
3rd: Kevin Brown, Malvern, Ark., five bass, 12-13, $959
3rd: Cody Glaze, Bald Knob, Ark., five bass, 12-13, $959
5th: Derek Sandlin, Mount Ida, Ark., five bass, 11-15, $677
6th: Keith Green, Arkadelphia, Ark., five bass, 11-14, $621
7th: Dennis Bean, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 10-14, $536
7th: Dicky Newberry, Houston, Texas, five bass, 10-14, $536
9th: Drew Dawson, Pocahontas, Ark., five bass, 10-12, $451
10th: Jeremiah Kindy, Benton, Ark., five bass, 10-11, $395
Greg Carpenter of Royal, Arkansas, caught a 5-pound, 6-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $425. David Tierney of Fayetteville, Arkansas, weighed in five bass totaling 12 pounds, 2 ounces, Saturday to win the co-angler division and earn $1,693. The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: David Tierney, Fayetteville, Ark., five bass, 12-2, $1,693
2nd: Bruce Thompson, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 12-1, $846
3rd: Jason Scoggins, Benton, Ark., five bass, 10-5, $564
4th: Don Billiot, Bryant, Ark., five bass, 9-8, $395
5th: Rick Cole, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 9-0, $339
6th: Michael King, Delaplaine, Ark., four bass, 8-5, $310
7th: Colton Garrett, Jonesboro, Ark., four bass, 7-15, $282
8th: Kevin Clark, Malvern, Ark., five bass, 7-13, $254
9th: Chance Stone, Nashville, Ark., five bass. 7-12, $226
10th: Johnny Crider, Fulton, Ark., four bass, 7-6, $198
Weston Beck of Searcy, Arkansas, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 1 ounce and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $212.