Trombly tops BFL field on Detroit River

Davis winning co-angler

Boater Michael Trombly of Perrysburg, Ohio, picked up his seventh FLW win Sunday during the BFL Michigan Division Super Tournament on the Detroit River. He earned $4,540 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus. Angler: Mike Trombly.

September 19, 2010 • MLF • Archives

Boater Michael Trombly of Perrysburg, Ohio, caught a 10-bass limit weighing 46 pounds, 7 ounces Sept. 18-19 to win $4,540 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus in the BFL Michigan Division tournament on the Detroit River. Trombly was using tubes in weedy areas along the north shore to sack his limits.

Rounding out the top 10 boaters:

2nd: Mark Flick, Plainwell, Mich., 10 bass, 44-11, $2,270

3rd: Bill Vavrina, Brownstown, Mich., 10 bass, 41-12, $1,515

4th: Dave Hasty, Toledo, Ohio, 10 bass, 40-10, $1,059

5th: Mark Stephenson, New Castle, Ind., 10 bass, 39-10, $908

6th: Heath Wagner, Angola, Ind., 10 bass, 38-8, $832

7th: Kenneth Taylor, Shelby Township, Mich., 10 bass, 38-8, $757

8th: Chris King, South Amherst, Ohio, 10 bass, 37-7, $681

9th: Brent Dunmyer, Weston, Ohio, 10 bass, 36-3, $605

10th: Steve Roth, Syracuse, Ind., 10 bass, 35-15, $530

Davis winning co-angler

Scott Davis of Coloma, Mich., caught a 10-bass limit weighing 30 pounds, 11 ounces Sept. 18-19 to win $2,270 in the Co-angler Division. He was using a drop-shot near the mouth of the river to sack his limits.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:

2nd: Brian Ruetz, Toledo, Ohio, nine bass, 29-11, $1,135

3rd: Luke Shocklee, Rockwood, Mich., 10 bass, 29-4, $757

4th: Brad Craft, New Bremen, Ohio, 10 bass, 27-10, $530

5th: Theo Corcoran, Waterford, Mich., eight bass, 27-2, $454

6th: Mike Schoemann, Waterford, Mich., seven bass, 26-13, $416

7th: Adam Nuechterlein, Grass Lake, Mich., 10 bass, 25-14, $378

8th: Rick Roberts, Macomb, Mich., nine bass, 25-12, $341

9th: Mike Bender, Batavia, Ohio, seven bass, 25-1, $303

10th: David Matual, Chicago, Ill., nine bass, 24-3, $265

Coming up

The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings from the Michigan Division have now qualified for the Oct. 21-23 Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Ky. 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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