Boater Buddy Gross of Chickamauga, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 24 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday to win $4,796 in the BFL Choo Choo Division tournament on Lake Guntersville. He was using swimbaits to catch his postspawn fish under wet and windy conditions.
Rounding out the top 10 boaters:
2nd: Jeff Sparks, Chickamauga, Ga., five bass, 23-8, $2,398
3rd: Tim Buckner, Scottsboro, Ala., five bass, 22-13, $1,595
4th: Brent Brady, Hixson, Tenn., five bass, 21-8, $1,119
5th: Gary Fleming, Russellville, Ala., five bass, 21-7, $959
6th: Don Privette, Stevenson, Ala., five bass, 20-11, $879
7th: Jeff Knight, Cleveland, Tenn., five bass, 20-1, $1,719*
7th: Michael Seeley, Section, Ala., five bass, 20-1, $719
7th: Terry Tucker, Gadsden, Ala., five bass, 20-1, $719
10th: Tim Wilson, Gas City, Ind., five bass, 19-11, $560
*Includes $1,000 Evinrude Bonus
Taylor winning co-angler
Wesley Taylor of Manchester, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 6 ounces to win $2,398 in the Co-angler Division on Lake Guntersville.
Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Ricky Williams, Russellville, Ala., five bass, 20-8, $1,199
3rd: Ray Elmore, Calhoun, Ga., five bass, 20-4, $795
4th: Buyrl Shirley, Sparta, Tenn., five bass, 18-13, $560
5th: Kevin Atkinson, Scottsboro, Ala., five bass, 18-12, $460
5th: Rusty Gregg, Cleveland, Tenn., five bass, 18-12, $460
7th: Kevin Shrader, Valley Head, Ala., five bass, 18-1, $400
8th: Waymon Maples, Scottsboro, Ala., five bass, 17-14, $360
9th: Matthew Embry, Oxford, Ala., five bass, 17-8, $320
10th: Randy Brewington, Moulton, Ala., four bass, 17-3, $266
10th: Kerry White, Hixson, Tenn., five bass, 17-3, $266
Coming up
The next BFL Choo Choo Division tournament is scheduled for June 5 at Lake Guntersville in Scottsboro, Ala. After the fifth Choo Choo 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 top award of 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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