ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. - Boater Dalton Bobo of Northport, Ala., won the Bass Fishing League Dixie Division bass fishing tournament on Lake Martin Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 14 pounds, 11 ounces. The victory earned Bobo $5,100 plus a $900 Ranger Cup award and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Lake Seminole Regional Championship in Bainbridge, Ga., Oct. 25-27, where he could ultimately win a new 519VX Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.
Bobo was throwing crankbaits around brush and other submerged structure in shallow water to catch his tournament winning stringer of bass.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Reed Montgomery of Birmingham, Ala. (four bass, 13-4, $3,000); Jimmy Bahakel of Birmingham, Ala. (five bass, 13 pounds, $2,000); Charlie Williams of Lagrange, Ga. (five bass, 12-9, $1,400) and Blake Lewis of Pace, Fla. (five bass, 12-7, $1,200).
Eddie Jackson of Trussville, Ala., took home the Boater Division Big Bass award, earning $1,000 for a7-pound, 9-ounce bass.
Dennis Hudson of Fortson, Ga., earned $3,000 as the co-angler winner Saturday thanks to five bass weighing 10 pounds, 12 ounces that he caught while fishing finesse gear around deep structure.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Mike Dutton of Warrior, Ala. (five bass, 10-11, $1,500); Tom Frey of Oxford, Ala. (five bass, 9-2, $1,000); William Pickle of Jasper, Ga. (five bass, 8-13, $700) and Bryant Roland of Dacula, Ga. (four bass, 8-9, $600).
Dutton also earned an additional $500 as the co-angler Big Bass winner after catching a 4-pound, 7-ounce bass.
The Dixie Division's next event will be March 3 on Lake Eufaula in Eufaula, Ala., followed by tournament March 31 on Lay Lake in Calera, Ala. The division's fourth event will be held June 9 on West Point Lake in Lanett, Ala., and the final event of the regular season will be a two-day Super Tournament held Aug. 25-26 on Logan Martin Lake in Pell City, Ala.