Boater Roger Stegall of Iuka, Miss., won the March 12 BFL Mississippi Division tournament on Pickwick Lake to earn $7,304. Blake Hodge of Water Valley, Miss., won the co-angler title at the BFL Mississippi Division on Pickwick Lake March 12 with five bass weighing 21-4 to win $2,652.
WHAT: Boater Roger Stegall of Iuka, Miss., caught a five-bass limit weighing 24 pounds, 12 ounces March 12to win $7,304 in the BFL Mississippi Division tournament on Pickwick Lake.
WHO: The remaining top10 anglers:
2nd: Andy Houpt, Mantachie, Miss., five bass, 20-1, $2,652
3rd: Steve Hatch, Long Beach, Miss., five bass, 18-10, $1,768
4th: Jon Simpson, Florence, Ala., five bass, 18-5, $1,238
5th: T.A. Cook, III, Booneville, Miss., five bass, 17-12, $1,061
6th: Jon Butler Jr., Cordova, Tenn., five bass, 17-3, $972
7th: Gary Harlan, Tishomingo, Miss., five bass, 16-12, $884
8th: Sam Moody, Athens, Ala., five bass, 16-10, $796
9th: Brad McCulley, Courtland, Miss., five bass, 16-7, $707
10th: Nathan Ashmore, Baldwyn, Miss., five bass, 16-5, $588
10th: Charles Crouch, Waterloo, Ala., five bass, 16-5, $588
WHAT: Blake Hodge of Water Valley, Miss., caught a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 4 ounces March 12 to win $2,652 in the Co-angler Division.
WHO: The remaining top10 co-anglers:
2nd: Tim Callahan, Houston, Miss., five bass, 15-13, $1,326
3rd: Anthony Clayton, Muscle Shoals, Ala., five bass, 15-4, $887
4th: Mark Sullivan, Collinsville, Miss., five bass, 15-3, $619
5th: Mitchell Ray, Florence, Ala., five bass, 14-14, $530
6th: John Breeden, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 14-12, $486
7th: Tracy Taylor, Tupelo, Miss., five bass, 14-11, $442
8th: Ricky Dudley, Greenville, Miss., five bass, 13-9, $398
9th: Drew Bishop, Germantown, Tenn., five bass, 13-5, $354
10th: Kenneth Underwood, Columbus, Miss., five bass, 13-2, $309
NOTES: The next BFL Mississippi Division tournament is scheduled for April 9 on Ross Barnett Reservoir in Brandon, Miss. After the fifth Mississippi Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 13-15 Regional Championship on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Ala. 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 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.