Wilkinson Wins Bass Fishing League Tournament on Lake Patoka

June 27, 2011
BFL News Archive

WHAT:              Boater Chris Wilkinson of Farmersburg, Ind., caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 13 ounces June 25 to win $3,923 in the Bass Fishing League Hoosier Division tournament on Lake Patoka. Wilkinson was fishing in the river using spinnerbaits with a black and blue jig to catch his limit.

 

WHO:               The remaining top 10 anglers:

                        2nd:    Tee Watkins, East Point, Ky., five bass, 16-0, $1,963

                        3rd:     Jerry Reagan, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 14-7, $1,309

                        4th:     Todd Hensley, New Albany, Ind., five bass, 14-2, $916

                        5th:     Scott Bateman, Washington, Ind., four bass, 13-9, $785

                        6th:     John Voyles, Petersburg, Ind., five bass, 11-7, $720 plus $1,000 Evinrude bonus

                        7th:     Doug Back, Florence, Ky., five bass, 10-13, $654

                        8th:     Kenneth French, Brookville, Ind., three bass, 10-12, $589

                        9th:     Jeff Hebert, Greenwood, Ind., three bass, 8-11, $523

                        10th:   Joshua Brown, New Salisbury, Ind., three bass, 8-2, $458

 

 

WHAT:              Rod Yoder of West Lafayette, Ind., caught three bass weighing 10 pounds, 13 ounces June 25 to win $1,963 in the Co-angler Division. Yoder was dead sticking watermelon gold Senkos in deep grass to catch his bass.

 

WHO:               The remaining top 10 co-anglers:

                        2nd:    Shelby Creech, Carmel, Ind., three bass, 8-5, $981

                        3rd:     Keith Rietman, Hebron, Ky., two bass, 7-11, $655

                        4th:     Ethan Hill, Columbus, Ind., two bass, 6-8, $458

                        5th:     Steve Jones, Indianapolis, Ind., two bass, 6-5, $393

                        6th:     Mario Mills, Valparaiso, Ind., two bass, 5-8, $360

                        7th:     William Dillon, North Vernon, Ind., two bass, 5-1, $310

                         7th:    Jill Knies, Celestine, Ind., one bass, 5-1, $310

                        9th:     Douglas Lyon, Oxford, Ohio, two bass, 5-0, $245

                         9th:    Gary Melson, Louisville, Ky., two bass, 5-0, $245

                                                 

NOTES:            The next BFL Hoosier Division tournament is scheduled for July 16 on the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Ind. After the fifth Hoosier Division tournament is complete, 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.