Boater Jeremy Mull of Chatham, Ill., caught four bass weighing 14 pounds, 2 ounces April 30 to win $3,028 in the BFL Illini Division tournament on Lake Shelbyville.
Rounding out the remaining top10 boaters:
2nd: Anthony Balding Jr., Millstadt, Ill., five bass, 11-14, $1,514
3rd: Kyle Danhausen, Kankakee, Ill., five bass, 10-7, $1,008
4th: Bob Milanec, Champaign, Ill., five bass, 10-3, $707
5th: Ray Arning Jr., Walnut Hill, Ill., five bass, 10-2, $606
6th: Bobby McMullin, Pevely, Mo., five bass, 9-12, $555
7th: Dennis Carder, Oblong, Ill., five bass, 8-12, $479
Scott Freeman, Chicago, three bass, 8-12, $479
9th: Darrin Olin, La Harpe, Ill., four bass, 8-4, $404
10th: Danny Owens, Assumption, Ill., three bass, 7-15, $353
Payne winning co-angler
Scott Payne of Ingraham, Ill., caught two bass weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces to win $1,514 in the Co-angler Division.
Rounding out the remaining top10 co-anglers:
2nd: Roger Banister, Mason City, Ill.., one bass, 6-15, $757
3rd: Scott McCleery, Winchester, Ill., two bass, 6-1, $505
4th: Joshua Whitehead, East Alton, Ill., three bass, 5-8, $353
5th: Jeff Davis, Texico, Ill., one bass, 5-6, $303
6th: Sheldon Ayers, Anna, Ill., one bass, 5-2, $278
7th: Thomas Benson, Chicago, one bass, 4-13, $252
8th: Patrick O’Dell, Windsor, Ill., one bass, 4-5, $227
9th: Seanna Carter, Chicago, two bass, 4-4, $202
10th: Ross Davis, St. Elmo, Ill., one bass, 4-0, $177
Coming up
The next BFL Illini Division tournament is scheduled for June 11 on Rend Lake in Benton, Ill. After the fifth Illini Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 20-22 Regional Championship on the Barren River in Scottsville, Ky. 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.
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