Millsaps outfishes BFL field on Lake Sinclair
Sizemore winning co-angler
Boater David Millsaps of Ranger, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds April 16 to win $4,119 in the BFL Bulldog Division tournament on Lake Sinclair. He was using spinnerbaits in stained water about 3 to 5 feet deep.
Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:
2nd: Rick Gray, Covington, Ga., five bass, 14-1, $2,059
3rd: Scott Chatham, Cartersville, Ga., four bass, 13-14, $1,374
4th: Mike Reid, Perry, Ga., five bass, 13, $961
5th: Nathan Fuller, Hillsboro, Ga., five bass, 12-13, $824
6th: Barry Stokes, Covington, Ga., five bass, 12-11, $755
7th: Mike Cleveland, Monticello, Ga., five bass, 12-8, $652
7th: John Duvall, Madison, Ga., five bass, 12-8, $652
9th: Jerry McClure, McDonough, Ga., five bass, 12-6, $549 plus $1,000 Evinrude bonus
10th: Will Sizer, Milledgeville, Ga., five bass, 11-10, $480
Sizemore winning co-angler
Cody Sizemore or Eatonton, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 13 pounds April 16 to win $2,059 in the Co-angler Division. He was using black Zoom Trick Worms in small pockets on the main lake.
Rounding out the remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Wade Dobbs, Acworth, Ga., five bass, 10-14, $1,030
3rd: Robert Smith, Suwanee, Ga., five bass, 10-12, $687
4th: Jeff Smith, Acworth, Ga., five bass, 10-6, $480
5th: James Murphy, Phenix City, Ala., four bass, 9-12, $412
6th: Blake Yarter, Monroe, Ga., five bass, 9-11, $378
7th: James Draffin, Cumming, Ga., five bass, 9-8, $326
7th: Keith Howard, Perry, Ga., five bass, 9-8, $326
9th: James Kilby, Tifton, Ga., five bass, 9-6, $275
10th: David Bush, Eastman, Ga., five bass, 9-1, $240
Coming up
The next BFL Bulldog Division tournament is scheduled for May 14 on Lake Eufaula in Eufaula, Ala. After the fifth Bulldog Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 13-15 Regional Championship on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Ala. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.
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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