Reynolds Wins Bass Fishing League Tournament on Toledo Bend Reservoir

ZWOLLE, La. (Feb. 7, 2022) – Boater Tater Reynolds of Florien, Louisiana, caught five bass Saturday weighing 27 pounds, 14 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Tournament on Toledo Bend Reservoir. Reynolds earned $4,541 for his victory.

“I made a long 25-minute run to fish the south end and it was cold,” Reynolds said. “I caught my first fish in the first 30 minutes, but then things slowed down. At 10:30 a.m. I only had two fish. Thankfully I pulled out a 7-pounder later in the day.”

Reynolds said he caught his fish on an Alabama rig and was just trying to catch his limit but ended up culling out with a 3¾-pound fish. A 7-pounder at 2:50 p.m. finished his final weight, only giving him an additional 30 minutes to fish before beginning his long ride back to the weigh-in.

“I caught 25 fish throughout the day and probably 12 were keepers,” Reynolds said. “It was different. I was fishing under the boat and then throwing out.

“I was just fortunate and got the right bites at the right time,” Reynolds continued. “Usually, a good day for me here is 40 to 60 fish. I didn’t catch as many as I wanted, but they ended up being the right ones.”

The top 10 BFL boaters finished the tournament in:

                  1st:          Tater Reynolds, Florien, La., five bass, 27-14, $4,541
                  2nd:        Cody Pitt, Elmer, La., five bass, 26-12, $2,770 (includes $500 Phoenix MLF Bonus)
                  3rd:        Joshua Moore, Grand Cane, La., five bass, 22-10, $1,514
                  4th:         Anthony Templeton, Beckville, Texas, five bass, 21-1, $1,060
                  5th:         Randy Kvapil, Crandall, Texas, five bass, 17-5, $908
                  6th:         Jayce Garrison, Conroe, Texas, five bass, 16-13, $833
                  7th:         Logan Sherrer, Karnack, Texas, five bass, 16-12, $757
                  8th:         Michael Scalise, Port Allen, La., five bass, 16-2, $681
                  9th:         Robert Lafitte, Many, La., five bass, 14-7, $605
                  10th:      James Allen Pruitt, Houston, Texas, five bass, 14-4, $530

Chance Burton of Brock, Texas, had a 7-pound, 12-ounce largemouth that was the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division and earned the day’s Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $660. Quincy Lafleur of Ville Platte, Louisiana, won the Co-angler Division and $2,270 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 12 pounds, 2 ounces.

The top 10 BFL co-anglers were:

                  1st:          Quincy Lafleur, Ville Platte, La., five bass, 12-2, $2,270
                  2nd:        Cody Canerday, Jennings, La, five bass, 12-0, $1,135
                  3rd:        Steve Duncan, Amarillo, Texas, four bass, 11-10, $957
                  4th:         Ryan Robinson, Bullard, Texas, five bass, 11-2, $530
                  5th:         Charles Jones, Rogers, Ark., five bass, 10-12, $454
                  6th:         Albert Ignacio, Dallas, Texas, four bass, 10-0, $416
                  7th:         Jacob Smith, McKinney, Texas, two bass, 9-4, $378
                  8th:         Michael Wall, Slaughter, La., four bass, 8-4, $341
                  9th:         Donny Davis, Livingston, La., three bass, 8-3, $303
                  10th:      Ron Wooten, Crosby, Texas, four bass, 7-10, $265

David Sherer of Elm Grove, Texas, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds, 2 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award of $330.