HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (Oct. 2, 2006) - Boater Brandon Rhoden of Grapevine, Ark., earned 300 points and $6,403 Sunday as the winner of the Bass Fishing League Arkie Division Super Bass Tournament on Lake Hamilton.
Rhoden's two-day winning catch of 10 bass weighed 16 pounds, 9 ounces. He was throwing buzzbaits in the backs of creeks to catch his bass.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Adam Wright of Benton, Ark. (nine bass, 15 pounds, 7 ounces, $3,202); Wayne Hudgens of Hot Springs, Ark. (10 bass, 13 pounds, 11 ounces, $2,133); Josh Wray of Harrison, Ark. (eight bass, 12 pounds, $1,494); and Keith Green of Arkadelphia, Ark. (eight bass, 11 pounds, 15 ounces, $1,281).
Wright also won the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 5-pound, 15-ounce bass that earned him $892.
Wright also took home an additional $500 for being the highest-placing Ranger Cup participant. He earned the Powered by Yamaha bonus of $250 for his 2nd-place finish as well.
Kevin McDonald of Alexander, Ark., earned $3,202 as the co-angler winner thanks to seven bass weighing 12 pounds, 6 ounces that he caught on a topwater frog and flipping a jig around shallow docks.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Jason Wedel of Lowell, Ark. (four bass, 8 pounds, 12 ounces, $1,601); Glen Travis Hensley of Vilonia, Ark. (six bass, 7 pounds, 12 ounces, $1,067); Keeton Blaylock of Benton, Ark. (six bass, 7 pounds, 6 ounces, $747); and David Wormington of Texarkana, Texas (six bass, 7 pounds, 1 ounce, $640).
Wedel also earned an additional $446 as the Co-Angler Division Snickers Big Bass winner with a 4-pound, 7-ounce bass.
The top 40 Arkie Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Wright Patman Regional Championship near Texarkana, Texas, Oct. 19-21, where they will compete against Cowboy, Louisiana and Okie anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American.