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Trovillion takes BFL win on Kentucky, Barkley lakes

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Boater Joel Trovillion of Grantsburg, Ill., earned $3,426 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus in the April 16 BFL LBL Division tournament on Kentucky-Barkley lakes. Angler: Joel Trovillion.
April 16, 2011 • MLF • Archives

Boater Joel Trovillion of Grantsburg, Ill., caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 3 ounces April 16 to win $3,426 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus in the BFL LBL Division tournament on Kentucky-Barkley lakes. He was using crankbaits to haul in his catch.

Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:

2nd: Karl Cassens, South Fulton, Tenn., five bass, 17-11, $1,713

3rd: Scott Patton, Mount Washington, Ky., five bass, 17-2, $1,141

4th: Mike Pickett, Brandenburg, Ky., five bass, 14-14, $799

5th: Billy Schroeder, Paducah, Ky., five bass, 14-9, $685

6th: Kevin McCullough, Greencastle, Ind., five bass, 14-4, $628

7th: Randy Forbes, Blanchester, Ohio, five bass, 14-3, $571

8th: Marty Sisk, Evansville, Ind., five bass, 14-1, $514

9th: Jerry Wade, Indianapolis, five bass, 13-10, $457

10th: Darrel Knies, Avon, Ind., five bass, 13-6, $400

Gray winning co-angler

Brian Gray of Watseka, Ill., earned $1,713 in the Co-angler Division as winner of the April 16 BFL LBL event.

Brian Gray of Watseka, Ill., caught a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds, 1 ounce to win $1,713 in the Co-angler Division. He was using a black-and-blue jig in shallow water to catch his limit.

Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:

2nd: Tom Bradley, Clarksville, Tenn., five bass, 14-4, $856

3rd: Brennon Binkley, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 12-11, $571

4th: Chris Tilley, Paducah, Ky., five bass, 12-7, $400

5th: Dale Montgomery, Marion, Ill., five bass, 11-13, $343

6th: Matt Crick, Crofton, Ky., three bass, 11-2, $299

6th: Kyle Radake, Cape Girardeau, Mo., five bass, 11-2, $299

8th: Andrew Clark, Bardstown, Ky., five bass, 10-15, $257

9th: Shane Winchester, Glasgow, Ky., five bass, 10-11, $228

10th: Andrew Harper, Shelbyville, Ill., five bass, 10-6, $200

Coming up

The next BFL LBL Division tournament is scheduled for May 14 on Kentucky-Barkley lakes in Hardin, Ky. After the fifth LBL Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Nov. 3-5 Regional Championship on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Ark. 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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