BROOKELAND, Texas (Sept. 8, 2014) – Kevin Lasyone of Dry Prong, La., weighed a two-day total of 10 bass totaling 36 pounds, 11 ounces to win the Bass Fishing League Cowboy Division super tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir Sunday. For his victory, Lasyone earned $5,997.
“It was tough, really tough,” said Lasyone, who has earned more than $175,000 in FLW competition. “I’ve finished in the top-10 in just about every tournament FLW runs, but this is my first win.
“I started out on Saturday fishing grass and pads with a ½-ounce V&M jig, then later I threw a V&M worm on the outside edges of the grass,” Lasyone said. “I caught a 5-pounder off of a shallow point at the end of the day, so I decided to start there on Sunday.”
Lasyone said that his key point produced again, and by 9 a.m. he had landed the entirety of his 23 pound, 4 ounce day-two stringer. He said the point had a mix of several types of grass and some bream beds on it. He caught most of his fish in five feet of water with a Blue Flex-colored 8½-inch V&M Wild Thang Worm.
“I promise you, I sat down and sang “Amazing Grace” in the boat after I caught my fish in the morning,” said Lasyone. “Todd Castledine, who was in first place, was the only guy I was worried about. I felt pretty sure I had the rest of the guys beat.”
Rounding out the top 10 pros were:
2nd: Randy Despino, Colfax, La., 10 bass, 31-13, $2,999
3rd: William Flournoy, Diboll, Texas, six bass, 29-5, $1,997
4th: Todd Castledine, Nacogdoches, Texas, 10 bass, 29-1, $1,399
5th: Clark Reehm, Huntington, Texas, 10 bass, 26-15, $1,199
6th: Charlie King, Coushatta, La., 10 bass, 25-5, $1,100
7th: Eric Hunt, Buna, Texas, 10 bass, 23-15, $1,000
8th: Mark Tullis, Conroe, Texas, 10 bass, 23-9, $900
9th: Nick Lebrun, Tyler, Texas, 10 bass, 23-7, $800
10th: Brian Branum, Sam Rayburn, Texas, 10 bass, 23-2, $700
Domonick Poullard of Houston, Texas, weighed in a two-day total of five bass totaling 20 pounds, 6 ounces to win $2,999 in the co-angler division Sunday. Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Randy Pewthers, Pearland, Texas, nine bass, 18-8, $1,499
3rd: Collin Cooper, Smithville, Texas, eight bass, 18-4, $996
4th: Steve Oram, Hallsville, Texas, 10 bass, 18-0, $700
5th: Kevin Treece, Fort Smith, Ark., six bass, 14-5, $600
6th: Billy Gaston Jr., Shreveport, La., six bass, 14-3, $550
7th: Gene Norris, Spring, Texas, seven bass, 13-11, $500
8th: Kevin Carter, Spring, Texas, six bass, 13-4, $450
9th: Ben Faucheaux, Natchitoches, La., five bass, 13-2, $400
10th: Brian Tolley, Katy, Texas, four bass, 13-2, $350
The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 9-11 Regional Championship on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Ala. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.