Lanett, Ala. (June 11, 2007) - Boater Phillip Daniel of Roanoke, Ala., won the Bass Fishing League Dixie Division bass fishing tournament on West Point Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 16 pounds, 9 ounces. The victory earned Daniel $4,105 plus a $724 Ranger contingency bonus 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.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Richard Barron of Dadeville, Ala. (five bass, 14-15, $2,415); Jason Grantham of Jonesboro, Ga. (four bass, 13-13, $1,609); Chad Hall of Dora, Ala. (five bass, 13-07, $1,127) and Kevin Benefield of Fayetteville, Ga. (five bass, 13-04, $966).
Grantham took home the Boater Division Big Bass award, earning $720 for a 8-pound bass.
Allen Pair of Calera, Ala., earned $2,415 as the co-angler winner Saturday thanks to five bass weighing 10 pounds, 7 ounces that he caught while fishing a shaky head in 7 to 20 feet of water near brush tops.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Matt Cook of Tuscaloosa, Ala. (five bass, 9-04, $1,006); Todd Radney of Oxford, Ala. (five bass, 9-04, $1,006); Christopher Brummitt of College Park, Ga. (three bass, 9-02, $563); Anthony Goggins of Sylacauga, Ala. (four bass, 8-11, $442); Chuck Hamilgon of Montgomery, Ala. (four bass, 8-11, $442); and Dennis Hudson of Fortson, Ga. (five bass, 8-11, $442).
Brummitt earned $360 as the co-angler Big Bass winner after catching a 6-pound, 4-ounce bass.
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.