Boater Dakota Lucy of Hot Springs, Ark., caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds May 14 to win $3,466 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup and $1,000 Mercury bonus in the BFL Arkie Division tournament on Lake Ouachita.
Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:
2nd: Huey Applegate, Jessieville, Ark., five bass, 16-2, $1,444
2nd: Tony Usdrowski, Royal, Ark., five bass, 16-2, $1,444
4th: David Barron, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 15-15, $809
5th: Tony Nesterenko, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 15-9, $693
6th: Bill Gift, Alix, Ark., five bass, 15-7, $635
7th: Brad Smith, Hartford, Ark., five bass, 15-2, $578
8th: Chris Darby, Mount Ida, Ark., five bass, 14-8, $520
9th: Jamey Black, Sheridan, Ark., five bass, 14-6, $462
10th: Jason Millsap, Vian, Okla., five bass, 13-12, $404
Clark winning co-angler
Pete Clark of Malvern, Ark., caught a five-bass limit weighing 13 pounds, 3 ounces to win $1,733 in the Co-angler Division.
Rounding out the remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Keith Lambert, Benton, Ark., four bass, 12-10, $866
3rd: Donnie Adams, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 12-1, $577
4th: Bart Batchelor, Poyen, Ark., five bass, 12-0, $375
4th: Buck Quick, North Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 12-0, $375
6th: Justin Swayze, Gurdon, Ark., five bass, 11-13, $318
7th: Jesse Mitchell, Malvern, Ark., five bass, 11-2, $289
8th: Brad Lequieu, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 11-1, $260
9th: Brady Bradford, Benton, Ark., five bass, 11-0, $231
10th: Michael Brown, Arkadelphia, Ark., five bass, 10-12, $202
Coming up
The next BFL Arkie Division tournament is scheduled for June 11 on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Ark. After the fifth Arkie 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.
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