Ring Wins Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on the Potomac River

September 13, 2010
BFL News Archive

WHAT : Boater Bruce Ring of Front Royal, Va., caught a 10-bass total weighing 28 pounds even Sept. 11-12 to win $6,531 in the BFL Shenandoah Division Super Bass Fishing Tournament on the Potomac River.

 WHO: The remaining top10 anglers:

 2nd: William Shelton III, LaCrosse, Va., 10 bass, 27-6, $2,265

 3rd: Jeremy Southerly, Fulks Run, Va., 10 bass, 26-3, $1,511

 4th: Terry Olinger, Hume, Va., 10 bass, 25-14, $1,057

 5th: Michael Hall, Annandale, Va., 10 bass, 25-2, $906

 6th: Frank Ippoliti, Mercersburg, Pa., 10 bass, 23-15, $831

 7th: Wesley Harris, Rustburg, Va., 10 bass, 23-10, $755

 8th: Edwin Jackson, Marshall, Va., 10 bass, 22-14, $680

 9th: David Andrews, Fairfax, Va., 10 bass, 22-9, $604

 10th: Joshua Wagy, Dewitt, Va., 10 bass, 22-6, $529

 WHAT : Jimmy Batts of Raleigh, N.C., caught a 10-bass total weighing 20 pounds, 1 ounce Sept. 11-12 to win $2,266 in the Co-angler Division.

 WHO: The remaining top10 co-anglers:

 2nd: Jacob Bumgarner, Monroe, Va., eight bass, 19-11, $1,133

 3rd: James Taylor, Ruther Glen, Va., 10 bass, 18-15, $755

 4th: David Williams, Fredericksburg, Va., 10 bass, 18-6, $529

 5th: Alan Price, Staunton, Va., eight bass, 18-0, $453

 6th: Vic Riveras, Newport News, Va., nine bass, 16-10, $415

 7th: Darick Brumbaugh, Fort Littleton, Pa., nine bass, 15-11, $378

 8th: Gerald Heffler, Chester, Va., seven bass, 14-11, $340

 9th: John Wolford, Ligonier, Pa., seven bass, 14-11, $302

 10th: Tony Toombs, Drakes Branch, Va., nine bass, 14-9, $264

 NOTES: The next BFL Shenandoah Division tournament, the Regional Championship, is scheduled for Oct. 7-9 on the Potomac River in Marbury, Md. The top 40 boaters and co-anglers from the Northeast, Piedmont, North Carolina and Shenandoah Divisions have qualified for the Regional Championship, where the top six boaters and top six co-anglers will advance to the BFL All-American.