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Walser best BFL boater on Kerr Lake

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Boater Robert Walser of Lexington, N.C., earned $3,804 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus and a $1,000 Evinrude bonus as winner of the May 7 BFL North Carolina Division event on Kerr Lake. Angler: Robert Walser.
May 7, 2011 • MLF • Archives

Boater Robert Walser of Lexington, N.C, caught a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 12 ounces May 7 to win $3,804 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup and $1,000 Evinrude bonus in the BFL North Carolina Division tournament on Kerr Lake.

Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:

2nd: David Williams, Maiden, N.C., five bass, 13-9, $1,902

3rd: Kenny Seagle, Salisbury, N.C., five bass, 13-4, $1,267

4th: John Allen, Concord, N.C., five bass, 12-15, $888

5th: Rob Digh, Denver, N.C., Five bass, 12-12, $729

Steve Harwood, Weaverville, N.C., five bass, 12-12, $729

7th: Matt Arey, Shelby, N.C., five bass, 12-1, $634

8th: Kenneth Carroll, Graham, N.C., five bass, 11-9, $539

Maurice Freeze, Concord, N.C., five bass, 11-9, $539

10th: Chad Poteat, Mount Airy, N.C., five bass, 11-8, $403

Paul Rigsbee, Durham, N.C., five bass, 11-8, $403

William Shelton III, La Crosse, Va., five bass, 11-8, $403

Sayre winning co-angler

Brian Sayre of Charleston, W.Va., earned $1,902 as the Co-angler Division winner of the May 7 BFL North Carolina event.

Brian Sayre of Charleston, W.Va., caught a five-bass limit weighing 13 pounds to win $1,902 in the Co-angler Division.

Rounding out the remaining top 10 co-anglers:

2nd: George Boyce, Fuquay Varina, N.C., four bass, 9-11, $951

3rd: Curtis Sims, Woolwine, Va., five bass, 9-5, $634

4th: Cody Hoyle, Rutherfordton, N.C., five bass, 8-7, $444

5th: Charles Wood, Thomasville, N.C., five bass, 8-2, $380

6th: Mike Shatley, North Wilkesboro, N.C., four bass, 7-12, $349

7th: Lee Endicott, Belmont, N.C., four bass, 7-10, $317

8th: Lester Botts, Blountville, Tenn., five bass, 7-8, $269

Doug File, Salisbury, N.C., four bass, 7-8, $269

10th: Lawrence Aucoin, Charlotte, N.C., three bass, 7-6, $222

Coming up

The next BFL North Carolina Division tournament is scheduled for June 25 on High Rock Lake in Salisbury, N.C. After the fifth North Carolina 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 Hartwell in Anderson, S.C. 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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