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Boater Aaron Johnson of Bossier City, La., earned $4,359 as winner of the March 6 BFL Cowboy Division event. Angler: Aaron Johnson.
March 6, 2010 • MLF • Archives

Aaron Johnson of Bossier City, La., caught a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 3 ounces Saturday to earn $4,359 as the winning boater in the BFL Cowboy Division tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir.

Rounding out the top 10 boaters:

2nd: Billy Penick, Deer Park, Texas, five bass, 17-10, $2,179

3rd: David Waller, Fort Worth, Texas, five bass, 17-2, $1,452

4th: Randy Deaver, Shreveport, La., five bass, 15-14, $1,017

5th: Shane Allman, Brookeland, Texas, five bass, 15-11, $835

5th: Alan Grissom, Houston, Texas, five bass, 15-11, $835

7th: Keith Caka, Huntsville, Texas, five bass, 15-9, $690

7th: Dustin Robison, Anacoco, La., four bass, 15-9, $690

9th: Nick Diberardino, Huffman, five bass, 15-6, $581

10th: Jeff Holder, Bossier City, La., five bass, 15-3, $509

Melton winning co-angler

Co-angler Keith Melton of Coushatta, La., earned $2,179 as winner of the March 6 BFL Cowboy Division event.Co-angler Keith Melton of Coushatta, La., caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 10 ounces to win $2,179 in the BFL Cowboy Division event at Sam Rayburn Reservoir.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:

2nd: Myron Sims, Quitman, Texas, five bass, 15-12, $1,090

3rd: John Hunter, Conroe, Texas, five bass, 14-6, $725

4th: John Vinakalns, Wylie, Texas, five bass, 12-11, $509

5th: Allan Shivers, Vidor, Texas, five bass, 12-2, $436

6th: Robert Taylor, South Houston, Texas, five bass, 11-10, $400

7th: Brad Williams, Minden, La., five bass, 10-13, $363

8th: John Morris, Houston, Texas, five bass, 10-2, $327

9th: Joe Nance, Pearland, Texas, five bass, 9-15, $291

10th: Michael Greer Jr., Deridder, La., five bass, 9-8, $254

Coming up

The next BFL Cowboy Division tournament is scheduled for April 24, at Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Jasper, Texas. Top 40 boaters and co-anglers from each of the five division tournaments will qualify for the Regional Championship at Lake Texoma in Denison, Texas,Oct. 14-16, for a chance to win a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.