Hawk maintains lead on Lake of the Ozarks

Despite a slower day, Utah pro Roy Hawk remains in the lead at Lake of the Ozarks. Photo by David A. Brown. Angler: Roy Hawk.

March 11, 2011 • MLF • Archives

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (March 11, 2011) – Roy Hawk of Salt Lake City, Utah, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 4 ounces Friday to lead day two of the EverStart Series Central Division event on Lake of the Ozarks. Hawk has a two-day weight of 10 bass weighing 38-10 and holds a 1-pound, 11-ounce lead going into the final day of competition. The final weigh-in on Saturday will be at Walmart located at 4252 Hwy. 54 in Osage Beach and start at 4 p.m.

The top 10 pros advancing to the final day of competition are:

2nd: Dan Brueggemann, Antioch, Ill., 10 bass, 36-15

3rd: David Ryan, Levasy, Mo., 10 bass, 34-13

4th: Peter Wenners, Galena, Mo., 10 bass, 34-6

5th: James Stamper, Montreal, Mo., 10 bass, 34-3

6th: Dennis Berhorst, Holts Summit, Mo., 10 bass, 33-6

7th: Earl Garrison, Bull Shoals, Ark., 10 bass, 32-13

8th: Matthew Jones, Spokane, Mo., 10 bass, 31-6

9th: Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts pro Greg Bohannan, Rogers, Ark., 10 bass, 31-1

10th: Randall Hutson, Washburn, Mo., eight bass, 30-2

Rounding out the top 25 pros are:

11th: Ryan Pudik, Dunlap, Ill., 10 bass, 29-10, $1,881

12th: John Holmes, Rhinelander, Wis., nine bass, 29-5, $1,881

13th: James Dill, Laurie, Mo., 10 bass, 28-9, $1,881

14th: Tom Silber, Labadie, Mo., 10 bass, 28-0, $1,881

15th: Chevy pro Dion Hibdon, Stover, Mo., 10 bass, 27-15, $1,881

16th: Ramie Colson Jr., Cadiz, Ky., 10 bass, 27-11, $1,411

17th: Roger Fitzpatrick, Eldon, Mo., 10 bass, 27-10, $1,411

18th: Ryan Chandler, Hobart, Ind., 10 bass, 27-9, $1,411

19th: Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo., nine bass, 27-6, $1,411

20th: Greg West, Lake Ozark, Mo., nine bass, 27-4, $1,411

21st: Shawn Kowal, Linn Creek, Mo., 10 bass, 27-2, $1,317

22nd: Joe Bennett, Independence, Mo., eight bass, 26-15, $1,317

23rd: Prevacid pro Dan Morehead, Paducah, Ky., nine bass, 26-11, $1,317

24th: Tom Murphy, Richland, Mo., nine bass, 26-9, $1,317

25th: Joseph Hall, Lake City, Minn., 10 bass, 26-7, $1,317

Holmes caught the EverStart Series Big Bass weighing 6-12 on the pro side to win $272.

Kenny McGar of Crofton, Ky., leads the Co-angler Division with 10 bass weighing 27-15.

The top 10 co-anglers advancing to the final day of competition are:

2nd: Dave Epema, Jefferson City, Mo., nine bass, 25-7

3rd: Rick Carden, Cuba, Mo., 10 bass, 24-13

4th: Marty Bohlke Jr., Nixa, Mo., eight bass, 24-11

5th: Sunny Hawk, Salt Lake City, Utah, seven bass, 23-2

6th: Ricky Watkins, Springdale, Ark., nine bass, 21-11

7th: Chris Gable, Eddyville, Ky., eight bass, 20-3

8th: Jim Banks, Lamar, Mo., eight bass, 20-0

9th: Gary Smith, South West City, Mo., seven bass, 18-10

10th: John Kite, Festus, Mo., six bass, 17-13

Epema caught the EverStart Series Big Bass weighing 6-2 on the co-angler side to win $181.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWOutdoors.com.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow FLW Outdoors on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishingand on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWOutdoors.

ABOUT FLW OUTDOORS

FLW Outdoors is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world offering anglers worldwide the opportunity to compete for millions over the course of 191 tournaments in 2011. FLW Outdoors has taken fishing mainstream with the world’s richest fantasy sports game, FLW Fantasy Fishing presented by Straight Talk, where competitors can play for free as well as sign up for Player’s Advantage to gain an edge. For more information about FLW Outdoors and FLW Fantasy Fishing, visit FLWOutdoors.com or FantasyFishing.com.