Newberry Wins Bass Fishing League Event On Sam Rayburn

March 14, 2011
BFL News Archive

Boater Dickey Newberry of Houston, Texas, won the March 12 BFL Cowboy Division tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir to earn $6,000. John Pitts of Baton Rouge, La., won the co-angler title of the BFL Cowboy Division on Sam Rayburn Reservoir March 12 with five bass weighing 17-2 to win $2,000.

 WHAT:              Boater Dicky Newberry of Houston, Texas, caught a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces March 12to win $6,000 in the BFL Cowboy Division tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir.

 WHO:               The remaining top10 anglers:

                         2nd:       Tommy Mackey, Bryan, Texas, five bass, 18-8, $2,000

                         3rd:        Nathan Stroup, Willis, Texas, five bass, 17-10, $1,334

                         4th:        Victor Hawkins, Sugar Land, Texas, five bass, 17-5, $933

                         5th:        John Hatton, Buna, Texas, five bass, 16-13, $800

                         6th:        John Lemaire, Hemphill, Texas, five bass, 16-11, $733

                         7th:        Alan Fitts, Hemphill, Texas, five bass, 15-8, $667

                         8th:        Phil Marks, Dallas, Texas, five bass, 15-7, $600

                         9th:        Jimmy Hickman, Shreveport, La., five bass, 15-6, $533

                         10th:      Jason Harper, Montgomery, Texas, five bass, 14-5. $467 

   WHAT:              John Pitts of Baton Rouge, La., caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 2 ounces March 12 to win $2,000 in the Co-angler Division.

 WHO:               The remaining top10 co-anglers:

                         2nd:       Scotty Goins, Anacoco, La., five bass, 17-1, $1,000

                         3rd:        James Waller, Cypress, Texas, five bass, 13-2, $666

                         4th:        Tammy Curry, Sam Rayburn, Texas, four bass, 13, $467

                         5th:        Paul Proctor, Woodville, Texas, five bass, 12-2, $400

                         6th:        Keith Rose, Harleton, Texas, five bass, 12, $367

                         7th:        Jason Blackwell, Deriddr, La., five bass, 11-14, $333

                         8th:        Bryan Adams, Monroe, La., five bass, 11-13, $283

                         8th:        Aaron Ponder, Lufkin, Texas, five bass, 11-13, $283

                         10th:      Andy Vote, Kingwood, Texas, five bass, 11-11, $233

 NOTES:            The next BFL Cowboy Division tournament is scheduled for April 2 on Lake Livingston in Livingston, Texas. After the fifth Cowboy 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 Dardanelle in Russellville, Ark. 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.