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Walmart BFL Gator Division to compete on Lake Toho

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Anglers make their way to the open waters of Lake Toho. Photo by Brett Carlson.
April 8, 2011 • MLF • Archives

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Walmart Bass Fishing League is headed to Lake Toho April 16 for the fourth of five stops in the Gator Division. As many as 400 boaters and co-anglers will compete for top awards up to $9,500 and $3,000, respectively.

“It is mostly going to be a postspawn bite,” said Band-Aid/Neosporin pro Glenn Browne of Ocala, Fla. “I would use a Gambler Big EZ or topwater frog right now. The key is going to be finding that big bite. It will take at least one, maybe two 6 1/2- to 7-pounders to win. I think the winning weight is going to be about 22 to 25 pounds.

“Fishing mussel beds midlake using a Carolina rig or Rat-L-Trap might produce a bite as well,” Browne added. “The fish are starting to move offshore right now, so it could produce a winning pattern. We have had a lot of rain recently, and if that continues the locks may be opened, so fishing near the mouths of canals could come into play.”

Takeoffs and weigh-ins will be at Big Toho Marina located at 101 Lakeshore Blvd. in Kissimmee, Fla. Takeoff is scheduled for 7 a.m. while weigh-in will begin at 3 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

Bass Fishing League competition is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers offering bigger prizes to those who qualify for the regional championships and those who make it to one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American presented by Chevy. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the EverStart Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

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