Harrelson Flips Grass for Title

Earnest takes co-angler honors in Mississippi Super Tournament

Aaron Harrelson of Glen, Mississippi, weighed four bass totaling 18 pounds, 2 ounces, Sunday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Mississippi Division Super Tournament on Pickwick Lake with a two-day total of nine bass weighing 32 pounds, 9 ounces. For his victory, Harrelson earned $6,638.

“I caught my fish in 8 feet of water near grass on a red worm and a chartreuse and white-colored spinnerbait,” said Harrelson of his first career win in FLW competition. “I also caught some on a G-Bait Custom Lures Jig.”

Harrelson said he caught each of his nine keepers over the course of the tournament at his mid-lake area.

“I was fortunate enough to be fishing grass that no one else was on,” said Harrelson “What made it special was a little ditch that ran through the area. It was about 2 feet deeper than the grass around it, and made for a great flipping spot.”

The top 10 boaters:

1^st:          Aaron Harrelson, Glen, Miss., nine bass, 32-9, $6,638

2^nd:         Kevin Wright, Waterloo, Ala., 10 bass, 32-4, $3,319

3^rd:          Larry Materia, Collierville, Tenn., 10 bass, 32-2, $2,213

4^th:          Jade Keeton, Florence, Ala., 10 bass, 32-1, $1,549

5^th:          Kyle Lewellen, Byhalia, Miss., 10 bass, 31-15, $1,328

6^th:          Danny Holloway, Corinth, Miss., 10 bass, 29-9, $1,217

7^th:          Tim Fox, Meridan, Miss., 10 bass, 29-1, $1,106

8^th:          Taylor Luna, Muscle Shoals, Ala., 10 bass, 28-5, $996

9^th:          Nathan Ennis, Collierville, Tenn., 10 bass, 26-1, $885

10^th:        Brandon Perkins, Counce, Tenn., 10 bass, 25-10, $774              

Complete results can be found here.  

Jason Cordell of Pelahatchie, Mississippi, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division Friday. The fish weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $952.

Earnest wins co-angler division

Jennings Earnest of Guin, Alabama, won the co-angler division and $3,267 with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 26 pounds, 4 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers:

1^st:          Jennings Earnest, Guin, Ala., 10 bass, 26-4, $3,267

2^nd:         Jimmy Washam, Covington, Tenn., eight bass, 23-7, $1,633

3^rd:          Farley Fondren, Maben, Miss., eight bass, 22-9, $1,091

4^th:          Jesse Wiggins, Cullman, Ala., seven bass, 22-7, $762

5^th:          Ryan Moore, Cedar Bluff, Miss., six bass, 18-4, $653

6^th:          Craig Mayo, Corinth, Miss., seven bass, 16-7, $599

7^th:          Doug Young, Caledonia, Miss., six bass, 16-5, $544

8^th:          Tim White, West Point, Miss., seven bass, 15-8, $490

9^th:          Stephen  Brown, Arlington, Tenn., six bass, 14-6, $436

10^th:        Mitchell Bond, Collins, Miss., seven bass, 14-2, $381

Wiggins caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $469.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings now qualify for the Oct. 22-24 Regional Championship on Neely Henry Lake in Gadsden, Alabama. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.