Johnson best boater on Dale Hollow Lake
Moberly makes grade in Co-angler Division
Boater Billy Joe Johnson of Byrdstown, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday to win $4,830 in the BFL Mountain Division tournament on Dale Hollow Lake.
Rounding out the top 10 anglers in the Boater Division:
2nd: Barry Smith, Catlettsburg, Ky., five bass, 15-7, $2,012
2nd: Joe Wasson, Campbellsville, Ky., five bass, 15-7, $2,012
4th: Jerry Reagan, Byrdstown, Tenn., four bass, 13-3, $1,127
5th: Marty Shelley, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 11-7, $996
6th: Fredd Adkins, East Bernstadt, Ky., five bass, 11-3, $885
7th: Brian Wade, Stanford, Ky., five bass, 9-14, $805
8th: Craig Owings, Georgetown, Ky., four bass, 9-8, $724
9th: Richard Cobb V, Richmond, Ky., five bass, 9-4, $603
9th: Perry Neathery, Albany, Ky., four bass, 9-4, $603
Moberly winning co-angler
Tyler Moberly of Berea, Ky., caught four bass weighing 7 pounds, 15 ounces to earn $2,415 as the winner of the Co-angler Division on Dale Hollow Lake.
Rounding out the top 10 anglers in the Co-angler Division:
2nd: Eric Gifford, Jamestown, Ky., three bass, 6-15, $1,207
3rd: Timothy Ernst, Corbin, Ky., three bass, 5-13, $806
4th: Dan Feldman, Lexington, Ky., three bass, 5-7, $523
4th: Mark Major, Lancaster, Ky., two bass, 5-7, $523
6th: Silas Brown, Albany, Ky., two bass, 5-4, $443
7th: Jeff Beekman, Piketon, Ohio, one bass, 5-2, $402
8th: Chris Chasteen, Richmond, Ky., two bass, 4-10, $342
8th: Mike Morrison, Prestonsburg, Ky., two bass, 4-10, $342
10th: Rodney Roe, Morehead, Ky., two bass, 4-9, $282
Coming up
The next BFL Mountain Division tournament is scheduled for April 10 at Laurel River Lake in London, Ky. After the fifth Mountain Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 7-9 Regional Championship at Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Ky., where boaters will compete for a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.
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