BENTON, Ky. (Sept. 18, 2006) - Boater Bill Russell of Lebanon Junction, Ky., earned 300 points and $7,138 Sunday as the winner of the Bass Fishing League LBL Division Super Bass Tournament on Kentucky/Barkley lakes.
Russell's two-day winning catch of eight bass weighed 29 pounds, 14 ounces.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Walter Owens of Hodgenville, Ky. (nine bass, 25 pounds, 9 ounces, $3,569); John Sullivan of Taylorsville, Ky. (seven bass, 25 pounds, 7 ounces, $2,378); Ramie Colson Jr. of Cadiz, Ky. (nine bass, 24 pounds, 12 ounces, $1,666); and Scott Brummett of Brentwood, Tenn. (eight bass, 22 pounds, 7 ounces, $1,428).
Sullivan also took home an additional $500 for being the highest-placing Ranger Cup participant.
Jeff Siress of Benton, Ky., won the Boater Division Big Bass award with a 6-pound, 3-ounce bass that earned him $1,065.
Tom Ballowe of Paducah, Ky., earned $3,569 as the co-angler winner thanks to six bass weighing 20 pounds, 8 ounces.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are David Morris of Nicholasville, Ky. (seven bass, 19 pounds, 11 ounces, $1,785); Jacob Ziegler of Herrin, Ill. (seven bass, 19 pounds, 4 ounces, $1,191); Richard Holt II of Camden, Tenn. (five bass, 13 pounds, 13 ounces, $833); and Ted Frisch of Middletown, Ohio. (five bass, 13 pounds, 9 ounces, $714).
Ben Jackson of Paducah, Ky., earned $532 as the co-angler Snickers Big Bass winner with a5-pound, 13-ounce bass.
The top 40 LBL Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Lake Chickamauga Regional Championship near Hixson, Tenn., Oct. 12-14, where they will compete against Bulldog, Dixie and Music City 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.