WARSAW, Mo.- B.J. Davis of Mountain Home, Ark., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 12 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win the fourth Walmart Bass Fishing League Ozark Division tournament of 2014 on Lake Truman. For his victory, Davis earned $3,671.
Tournament reports said that Davis fished deep, in 16 to 20 feet of water targeting the base of trees with a red shad-colored worm.
Rounding out the top 10 pros were:
2nd: John Krewson, Overbrook, Kan., four bass, 10-11, $1,835
3rd: Kevin Smith, Lincoln, Mo., five bass, 10-9, $1,224
4th: Randall Hutson, Washburn, Mo., five bass, 10-7, $856
5th: Jeffery Smith, Knob Noster, Mo., five bass, 10-3, $734
6th: Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo., four bass, 10-2, $673
7th: Jim Banks, Lamar, Mo., three bass, 8-12, $612 + $300 Evinrude Bonus
8th: Eric Nance, Washington, Mo., three bass, 8-4, $551
9th: David Mangelsdorf, Imperial, Mo., three bass, 8-0, $489
10th: Bryan Baker, Knob Noster, Mo., four bass, 7-14, $428
Complete results can be found here.
John Buchanan of Jefferson City, Mo., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 13 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win $1,835 in the co-angler division.
Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Craig Hulsey, Park Hills, Mo., five bass, 11-15, $918
3rd: Donnie Agnew, Farmington, Mo., four bass, 11-5, $612
4th: Michael Pillman, Osage Beach, Mo., three bass, 7-7, $428
5th: Brian Hansen, Fenton, Mo., two bass, 7-2, $367
6th: Samuel Haines, Manhattan, Kan., three bass, 6-8, $321
6th: Tad Huff, Harrison, Ark., three bass, 6-8, $321
8th: Travis Bowring, Kansas City, Mo., three bass, 6-4, $275
9th: Josh Spencer, St. Charles, Mo., three bass, 5-13, $245
10th: Roger Edwards, Tuscumbia, Mo., two bass, 5-5, $214
Complete co-angler results can be found here.
The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 16-18 Regional Championship on Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Jasper, Texas. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 40 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.
About FLW
FLW is the industry’s premier tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money nationwide in 2014 over the course of 229 tournaments across five tournament circuits, four of which provide an avenue to the sport’s richest payday and most coveted championship trophy – the Forrest Wood Cup. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world. For more information about FLW visit FLWOutdoors.com and look for FLW on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube.