Pickett Jr. Wins Bass Fishing League Event On Ross Barnett

April 11, 2011
BFL News Archive

WHAT:              Boater Lloyd Pickett Jr. of Bartlett, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 14 ounces April 9 to win $6,872 in the Bass Fishing League Mississippi Division tournament on Ross Barnett.

 

WHO:               The remaining top10 anglers:

                        2nd:       Bradley Burns, Flowood, Miss., five bass, 17-1, $2,029

                        2nd:       David Hammarstrom, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 17-1, $2,029

                        4th:        Jason Griffin, Benton, Miss., five bass, 16-13, $1,137

                        5th:        Jeff Johnston, Marion, Ark., five bass, 16-8, $974

                        6th:        Reid Sanders, Newton, Miss., five bass, 16-3, $893

                        7th:        Mark Clark, Crawford, Miss., five bass, 15-13, $812

                        8th:        Philip Atkins, Columbus, Miss., five bass, 15-8, $731

                        9th:        Ed Williams, Jackson, Miss., five bass, 14-15, $650

                        10th:      Norman Foskey, Gulfport, Miss., five bass, 14-3, $568

 

 

WHAT:              Dathan Lambeth of West Point, Miss., caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 9 ounces April 9 to win $2,403 in the Co-angler Division.

 

WHO:               The remaining top10 co-anglers:

                        2nd:       Charles Bozeman, Crystal Springs, Miss., five bass, 16-2, $1,201

                        3rd:        Bernard Crump, Jackson, Miss., five bass, 15-11, $806

                        4th:        Jimmy Carruth, Athens, Ala., five bass, 15-0, $561

                        5th:        John Breeden, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 14-11, $481

                        6th:        Chase Reynolds, Petal, Miss., five bass, 13-3, $441

                        7th:        Josh Hamilton, Maben, Miss., five bass, 13-2, $400

                        8th:        David Best, Bartlett, Tenn., four bass, 12-14, $360

                        9th:        Ansel Davis, Tylertown, Miss., five bass, 12-10, $320

                        10th:      Raymond Vargas, Petal, Miss., five bass, 12-9, $280

                                                 

NOTES:            The next BFL Mississippi Division tournament is scheduled for June 4 on Lake Ferguson in Greenville, 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.