MORGAN CITY, La. (March 12, 2007) - Boater Wayne Tucker of Lafayette, La., won the Bass Fishing League Louisiana Division bass fishing tournament on the Atchafalaya Basin Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 13 pounds, 0 ounces. The victory earned Tucker $2,878 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Wright Patman Lake Regional Championship in Texarkana, Texas, Oct. 25-27, where he could ultimately win a new 519VX Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.
Tucker caught his fish slow rolling a spinnerbait on points of alligator grass.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Chris Bizette of Brusly, La., (five bass, 11-7, $1,693); Will Major of Port Allen, La., (five bass, 11-4, $1,129); Bill England of Denham Springs, La., (five bass, 11-0, $790) and Donald Braud of Pierre Part, La., (five bass, 9-11, $649).
Ryan Wooten of Baton Rouge, La., took home the Boater Division Big Bass award, earning $212.50 for a 4-pound, 4-ounce bass.
Leavitt Hamilton of Prairieville, La., earned $1,693 as the co-angler winner Saturday thanks to five bass weighing 12 pounds, 5 ounces that he caught while fishing a black and red tube around wood and grass in 2 to 3 feet of water.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are David Hults of Gautier, Miss., (four bass, 10-1, $846); Gary Crain of Denham Springs, La., (two bass, 9-8, $564); Anthony Sinitiere of Franklin, La., (five bass, 9-7, $395) and Gary Fields of Donaldsonville, La., (three bass, 7-8, $339).
Crain earned $212 as the co-angler Big Bass winner after catching a 5-pound, 13-ounce bass.
The Louisiana Division's next event will be April 28 on Bayou Black in Gibson, La., followed by a tournament May 19 on the Red River in Natchitoches, La. The final event of the regular season will be a two-day Super Tournament held Sept. 22-23 on the Atchafalaya Basin in Morgan City, La.