Boater Ryan Guthrie of Paragould, Ark., caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 4 ounces Saturday to win $4,350 in the BFL Arkie Division tournament on DeGray Lake. He fished a Rat-L-Trap on secondary points under clear skies.
Rounding out the top 10 in the Boater Division:
2nd: Mark McDonnel, Benton, Ark., five bass, 18-3, $2,175
3rd: Gentry Depriest, Sheridan, Ark., five bass, 17-1, $1,451
4th: Donald Vining, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 15-11, $1,015
5th: Jimmy Abernathy, Mount Ida, Ark., five bass, 15-6, $870
6th: Kerry Milner, Bono, Ark., five bass, 14-10, $798
7th: Matthew Mize, Ben Lomond, Ark., five bass, 14-4, $689
7th: Jason Powell, Ward, Ark., five bass, 14-4, $689
9th: Tim Gartman, Conway, Ark., five bass, 13-7, $580
10th: Gary Clark, Sheridan, Ark., five bass, 12-14, $482
10th: Justin Haynes, Tulsa, Okla., four bass, 12-14, $482
McCullough, Peek tie for top spot in Co-angler Division
Randy Peek of Maumelle, Ark., and Paul McCullough of Benton, Ark., each caught a five-bass limit weighing 11 pounds, 6 ounces to tie for the win and earn $1,588 apiece in the Co-angler Division on DeGray Lake. Peek used jerkbaits in the Arlie Moore area, while McCullough fished the river also using jerkbaits.
Rounding out the top 10 in the Co-angler Division:
3nd: Jacob Wilson, Redfield, Ark., five bass, 11, $706
4th: Gary Cates, North Little Rock, Ark., three bass, 9, $459
4th: Ronald Mounts, Walnut Ridge, Ark., three bass, 9, $459
6th: Will McBride, Humphrey, Ark., four bass, 8-15, $388
7th: Greg Rudell, Shreveport, La., three bass, 8-9, $353
8th: John McCullar, Benton, Ark., two bass, 7-15, $318
9th: Jerry Heaton, Hot Springs NP, Ark., two bass, 7-3, $282
10th: Eric Richey, Higden, Alaska, two bass, 6-12, $247
Coming up
The next BFL Arkie Division tournament is scheduled for May 15 at Greers Ferry in Greers Ferry, Ark. After the fifth Arkie Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 2-3 Regional Championship at Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Ark., 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.