Byrd Wins Bass Fishing League Tournament On Pickwick Lake

June 6, 2011
BFL News Archive

Boater James Byrd of Muscle Shoals, Ala., won the June 4 Bass Fishing League Mississippi Division bass fishing tournament on Pickwick Lake to earn $6,610. He caught a five-bass limit weighing 22 pounds, 1 ounce.

 

 

WHO:               The remaining top 10 anglers:

                        2nd:    Jeff Roberts, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 19-6, $2,305

                        3rd:     Shawn Perrigo, Rienzi, Miss., five bass, 19-4, $1,536

                        4th:     Todd Rasberry, Killen, Ala., five bass, 18-12, $1,076

                        5th:     Mitch Harrison, Nettleton, Miss., five bass, 17-10, $922

                        6th:     Jeff McLain, Columbus, Miss., five bass, 16-7, $845

                        7th:     Chad Aaron, Ethridge, Tenn., five bass, 16-3, $691

                                 Craig Grubbs, Tishomingo, Miss., five bass, 16-3, $691

                                 Aaron Harrelson, Glen, Miss., five bass, 16-3, $691

                        10th:   Heath Gilmore, Meridian, Miss., five bass, 15-0, $511

                                 Steve Whitten, Muscle Shoals, Ala., five bass, 15-0, $511

 

 

WHAT:              Murry Shows of Pheba, Miss., caught a five-bass limit weighing 23 pounds, 9 ounces June 4 to win $2,305 in the Co-angler Division.

 

WHO:               The remaining top 10 co-anglers:

                        2nd:    Jim Bishop, Germantown, Tenn., five bass, 15-9, $1,152

                        3rd:     Les Stracener, West Memphis, Ark., five bass, 15-6, $768

                        4th:     Grant Phillips, Clinton, Miss., five bass, 14-9, $538

                        5th:     Tim Callahan, Houston, Miss., five bass, 14-0, $422

                                 Roy Kelly, Petal, Miss., five bass, 14-0, $422

                                 Justin Lee, Iron City, Tenn., five bass, 14-0, $422

                        8th:     Carl Graham, Corinth, Miss., five bass, 13-14, $346

                        9th:     DJ Kesler, Baldwyn, Miss., five bass, 13-11, $307

                        10th:   Ansel Davis, Tylertown, Miss., five bass, 12-9, $269

 

NOTES:            The next BFL Mississippi Division tournament is scheduled for June 25 on Grenada Lake in Grenada, 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.