WHAT: Boater Scott Dobson of Clarkston, Mich., caught a five-bass limit weighing 23 pounds, 12 ounces June 25 to win $3,514 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup and $1,000 Evinrude bonus in the Bass Fishing Leage Michigan Division tournament on the St. Clair River. Dobson was targeting spawn and pre-spawn bass on sand flats with jerkbaits, spinnerbaits and tubes to catch his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
2nd: Brian Jackson, Crete, Ill., five bass, 22-7, $1,757
3rd: Mark Modrak, China Township, Mich., five bass, 19-5, $1,172
4th: Randy Ramsey, Battle Creek, Mich., five bass, 19-3, $820
5th: Dave Hasty, Toledo, Ohio, five bass, 18-12, $703
6th: Matt Vermilyea, Perrysburg, Ohio, five bass, 18-9, $644
7th: Michael Trombly, Perrysburg, Ohio, five bass, 18-5, $586
8th: Donald Hewkin, Zion, Ill., five bass, 18-4, $527
9th: Brent Dunmyer, Weston, Ohio, five bass, 18-2, $469
10th: Mark Flick, Plainwell, Mich., five bass, 18-1, $410
WHAT: Matthew Hook of Plainwell, Mich., caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 1 ounce June 25 to win $1,757 in the Co-angler Division. Hook was fishing near the mouth of the Detroit River targeting spawning flats for post spawning bass. He was using tubes and spinnerbaits to catch his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Benjamin Vania, Griffith, Ind., five bass, 16-7, $879
3rd: Joseph Nega, Chicago, Ill., five bass, 16-0, $585
4th: Kenneth Adams, Jr., Gaines, Mich., five bass, 15-15, $410
5th: Mark Fennell, Lagrange, Ind., five bass, 15-1, $351
6th: Jay Ahonen, Ortonville, Mich., five bass, 14-15, $322
7th: Kyle Moxon, Windsor, Ontario, five bass, 14-13, $293
8th: David Adams, Schererville, Ind., five bass, 14-12, $249
8th: Mark Frickman, Grand Ledge, Mich., five bass, 14-12, $249
10th: Christopher Majerle, Trenton, Mich., five bass, 14-10, $205
NOTES: The next BFL Michigan Division tournament is scheduled for July 9 on the Detroit River in Trenton, Mich. After the fifth Michigan Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 20-22 Regional Championship on the Barren River in Scottsville, Ky. 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.