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Gross wins BFL tournament on Lake Guntersville

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Boater Buddy Gross of Chickamauga, Ga., won the April 24 BFL Choo Choo Division tournament on Lake Guntersville to earn $4,796. Angler: Buddy Gross.
April 24, 2010 • MLF • Archives

Boater Buddy Gross of Chickamauga, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 24 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday to win $4,796 in the BFL Choo Choo Division tournament on Lake Guntersville. He was using swimbaits to catch his postspawn fish under wet and windy conditions.

Rounding out the top 10 boaters:

2nd: Jeff Sparks, Chickamauga, Ga., five bass, 23-8, $2,398

3rd: Tim Buckner, Scottsboro, Ala., five bass, 22-13, $1,595

4th: Brent Brady, Hixson, Tenn., five bass, 21-8, $1,119

5th: Gary Fleming, Russellville, Ala., five bass, 21-7, $959

6th: Don Privette, Stevenson, Ala., five bass, 20-11, $879

7th: Jeff Knight, Cleveland, Tenn., five bass, 20-1, $1,719*

7th: Michael Seeley, Section, Ala., five bass, 20-1, $719

7th: Terry Tucker, Gadsden, Ala., five bass, 20-1, $719

10th: Tim Wilson, Gas City, Ind., five bass, 19-11, $560

*Includes $1,000 Evinrude Bonus

Taylor winning co-angler

Co-angler Wesley Taylor of Manchester, Tenn., won the April 24 BFL Choo Choo Division tournament on Lake Guntersville to earn $2,398.Wesley Taylor of Manchester, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 6 ounces to win $2,398 in the Co-angler Division on Lake Guntersville.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:

2nd: Ricky Williams, Russellville, Ala., five bass, 20-8, $1,199

3rd: Ray Elmore, Calhoun, Ga., five bass, 20-4, $795

4th: Buyrl Shirley, Sparta, Tenn., five bass, 18-13, $560

5th: Kevin Atkinson, Scottsboro, Ala., five bass, 18-12, $460

5th: Rusty Gregg, Cleveland, Tenn., five bass, 18-12, $460

7th: Kevin Shrader, Valley Head, Ala., five bass, 18-1, $400

8th: Waymon Maples, Scottsboro, Ala., five bass, 17-14, $360

9th: Matthew Embry, Oxford, Ala., five bass, 17-8, $320

10th: Randy Brewington, Moulton, Ala., four bass, 17-3, $266

10th: Kerry White, Hixson, Tenn., five bass, 17-3, $266

Coming up

The next BFL Choo Choo Division tournament is scheduled for June 5 at Lake Guntersville in Scottsboro, Ala. After the fifth Choo Choo Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 7-9 Regional Championship at Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Ky., where boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.

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