GLASGOW, Ky. – Boater Brett Coffey of Scottsville, Ky., won the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Mountain Division Super Tournament on the Barren River with a two-day catch of 10 bass weighing 28 pounds, 15 ounces. The victory earned Coffey $4,689 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Kentucky Lake Regional Championship in Gilbertsville, Ky., Oct. 18-20, where he could ultimately win a new 519VX Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.
Coffey caught his bass throwing a jig on main lake points.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Gary Morrison of Scottsville, Ky. (10 bass, 27-10, $2,759); Kevin Snider of Elizabethtown, Ky. (10 bass, 26-14, $1,839); Rex Huff of Corbin, Ky. (10 bass, 24-7, $1,287); and Richard Snowden of Berea, Ky. (nine bass, 23-15, $1,103).
Andy Greynolds of Liberty, Ky., took home the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award, earning $720 for a 5-pound, 1-ounce bass that he caught on a frog in and around grass.
Mitch Lewis of Greensburg, Ky., earned $2,759 as the co-angler winner thanks to nine bass weighing 24 pounds, 4 ounces that he caught while fishing a jig near grass lines.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Lester Bullens of Berea, Ky. (eight bass, 21-3, $1,379); David Morris of Lancaster, Ky. (nine bass, 18-12, $919); Noah Griffith of Berea, Ky. (eight bass, 17-1, $644); and Ralph Feldman of Lancaster, Ky. (seven bass, 15-1, $552).
Glen Stateman of Springfield, Ky., earned $360 as the co-angler Big Bass winner after catching a 5-pound, 8-ounce bass that he caught throwing a Zoom green pumpkin Brush Hog near shallow weed lines.
Following the end of regular-season competition, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on year-end points standings in the division will advance to the no-entry-fee Kentucky Lake Regional Championship where they will compete against top qualifiers from three other BFL divisions. At the Regional Championship boaters will fish for a new Ranger boat and Chevy truck and co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger boat. The top six boaters and top six co-anglers at the Regional Championship will also advance to the 2008 All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million, a potential $140,000 cash prize going to the winning boater and as much as $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing. The winning boater and winning co-angler at the All-American also advance to the no-entry-fee $2 million 2008 Forrest Wood Cup. This event, featuring a top award of $1 million, is the sport’s biggest championship.
The $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League features 28 divisions nationwide. In BFL competition, boaters and co-anglers are randomly paired. Boaters supply the boat and fish from the front deck against other boaters while co-anglers compete from the back deck against other co-anglers.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Ranger Owners Tournament Championship Series, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits will offer combined purses of nearly $43 million through 241 events in 2007.
Wal-Mart and many of America’s largest and most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world’s leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Walmart.com.
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