CLEWISTON, Fla.,- Larry Crossman of Boynton, Fla., out fished the competition Saturday to earn $6,000 and 50 CITGO Challenge Points in the boater division of the Red Man Tournament Trail season opener on Lake Okeechobee.

Crossman caught five bass weighing 17 pounds, 7 ounces during the one-day event to edge out Mark Eden of Palm Bay, Fla., who finished with a five-bass catch of 14-04 worth $3,000. Crossman was casting a chartreuse spinnerbait into grass at the south end of the lake, while Eden opted to fish a jerkbait in Moonshine Bay.

David Eng of Okeechobee, Fla., placed third and collected $1,500 for five bass weighing 14-0. He was followed by Myron Barker of Melbourne, Fla., who earned $1,300 for five bass weighing 13-15, and Russell Echols of Moore Haven, Fla., who received $1,200 for five bass weighing 13-12.

First place in the co-angler division and $3,000 went to Don Roscovius of Orange Park, Fla., for five bass weighing 14-4. Second place in the co-angler division and $1,500 went to Shane Miller of Naples, Fla., for five bass weighing 12-10, while Jason Gonzalez of Loxahatchee, Fla., took third place and $750 with five bass weighing 11-2.

The tournament’s Abu Garcia Big Bass Award of $1,000 went to Gary Simpson of Gainesville, Fla., for an 8-pound, 6-ounce largemouth. In the co-angler division, Ricky Hall of Titusville, Fla., collected $500 from Abu Garcia for a 6-pound, 9-ounce largemouth.