Boater Chris Atwell of Mechanicsville, Va., won the April 30 Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division tournament on the Potomac River to earn $4,009. Andy Weicht of Warfordsburg, Pa., was the highest-placing co-angler at the April 30 BFL Shenandoah Division event.
WHAT: Boater Chris Atwell of Mechanicsville, Va., caught a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 15 ounces April 30 to win $4,009 in the BFL Shenandoah Division tournament on the Potomac River.
WHO: The remaining top10 anglers:
2nd: Randy Waterman, Keysville, Va., five bass, 14-13, $2,005
3rd: John Lorenzo, Kane, Pa., five bass, 14-11, $1,336
4th: Tommy Little, Chester, Va., five bass, 14-1, $935
5th: Fred Aldridge, Brandystation, Va., five bass, 13-7, $768
John Hutchins, Rhoadesville, Va., five bass, 13-7, $768
7th: Wesley Harris, Rutsburg, Va., five bass, 13-2, $668
8th: Joshua Wagy, Dewitt, Va., five bass, 12-15, $601
9th: Brian LaClair, Denton, Md., five bass, 12-9, $501
Marcy Wagy, Dewitt, Va., five bass, 12-9, $501
WHAT: Andy Weicht of Warfordsburg, Pa., caught a five-bass limit weighing 11 pounds, 15 ounces April 30 to win $2,005 in the Co-angler Division.
WHO: The remaining top10 co-anglers:
2nd: Safulla Rana, Warrenton, Va., five bass, 11-12, $1,002
3rd: Robert Walton, Indian Head, Md., five bass, 11-10, $668
4th: Tremain Newton, Willard, N.C., five bass, 11-7, $468
5th: Bradley Deleon, Vienna, Va., four bass, 11-4, $401
6th: Derek Brown, Charlottesville, Va., five bass, 11-1, $368
7th: Robert Gerber, The Plains, Va., four bass, 10-3, $334
8th: Dick Gum, Woodbridge, Va., four bass, 9-15, $301
9th: David Williams, Fredericksburg, Va., four bass, 9-7, $267
10th: Adam Freeman, Meherrin, Va., four bass, 9-6, $234
NOTES: The next BFL Shenandoah Division tournament is scheduled for June 4 on Kerr Lake in Henderson, N.C. After the fifth Shenandoah Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Nov. 3-5 Regional Championship on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, S.C. 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.