Fox Nets Title on Barren River

Key claims co-angler honors

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Dwight Fox of Gainesboro, Tenn., weighed a two-day total of 10 bass totaling 34 pounds, 14 ounces, to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Mountain Division Super Tournament on Barren River Sunday. For his victory, Fox earned $6,188.

“That makes win number two this year and number four (on Barren River Lake) in the last three years,” said Fox, who has dominated on Barren River Lake in recent BFL history. “I practiced before the tournament and I caught a lot of fish but I didn’t catch many big fish,” said Fox. “But, this past cool spell dropped the water temperature and the bigger fish moved in to those same places.”

Fox said that he targeted chunk rock and big pieces of timber in 4 to 8 feet of water with a green-colored ½-ounce jig.

“I caught six good, solid keepers by 10:30 a.m. on Saturday on a strip of bank about a half mile long,” Fox said. “I came back the next day and made three trips down it and had a limit by 9:30 a.m., including one fish that was about 6 pounds.

“To me it was a perfect weekend,” Fox finished. “I didn’t really feel good about going, but everything fell into place. I’ll be 64 years old in a few days and it was a great early birthday present.”

Rounding out the top 10 pros:

2^nd:          Kevin Snider, Elizabethtown, Ky., 10 bass, 32-9, $3,094

3^rd:          Keith Monson, Burgin, Ky., 10 bass, 30-1, $2,062

4^th:           Chris Gerrein, Villa Hills, Ky., 10 bass, 25-1, $1,444

5^th:           Vernon Sowers, Richmond, Ky., nine bass, 23-11, $1,238

6^th:           Joe Slagle, Bristol, Tenn., nine bass, 23-5, $1,134

7^th:           Tim Smiley, White Pine, Tenn., nine bass, 22-2, $1,031 + $300 Evinrude Bonus

8^th:           Brad Roberts, Faubush, Ky., 10 bass, 22-2, $928

9^th:           Josh Bolen, Wayland, Ky., 10 bass, 21-12, $825

10^th:        Phillip Williams Jr., Jamestown, Ky., 10 bass, 21-5, $722              

Complete results can be found by clicking here.

Key wins co-angler title

Travis Key of Perryville, Ky., weighed in a two-day total of 10 bass totaling 20 pounds, 12 ounces to win $3,094 in the co-angler division Sunday.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:

2^nd:          Shane Sparks, Allardt, Tenn., eight bass, 18-15, $1,547

3^rd:          Michael Aldridge, Scottsville, Ky., eight bass, 17-4, $1,029

4^th:           Paul Flatt, Cookeville, Tenn., eight bass, 17-2, $722

5^th:           Andy Spencer, Glasgow, Ky., seven bass, 15-10, $619

6^th:           Robert Bowman, Coxs Creek, Ky., six bass, 14-3, $567

7^th:           Sam Loveless, Somerset, Ky., seven bass, 13-11, $516

8^th:           Tyler Wheet, Eubank, Ky., six bass, 12-11, $464

9^th:           Larry Brandenburg, Richmond, Ky., six bass, 12-9, $413

10^th:        Mark Major, Lancaster, Ky., six bass, 12-9, $361

Complete co-angler results can be found by clicking here.

The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 9-11 Regional Championship on Lake Cherokee in Morristown, Tenn. 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.

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