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Schrumpf outfishes field on Rend Lake

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Boater Colby Schrumpf of Highland, Ill., won the May 1 BFL Illini Division tournament to earn $3,545. Angler: Colby Schrumpf.
May 1, 2010 • MLF • Archives

Boater Colby Schrumpf of Highland, Ill., caught a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces Saturday to win $3,545 in the FLW BFL Illini Division tournament on Rend Lake. He was fishing the Gum Creek area in 8 to 10 feet of water, catching suspended fish with crankbaits.

Rounding out the top 10 boaters:

2nd: Dan McDowell, Mattoon, Ill., five bass, 15-9, $1,773

3rd: Aaron McManaway, Altamont, Ill., five bass, 13-1, $2,181*

4th: Robert Atchison, Whittington, Ill., five bass, 11-7, $827

5th: Wes Cummins, Shattuc, Ill., five bass, 11-4, $709

6th: Bradley Smith, Saint Jacob, Ill., five bass, 10-15, $650

7th: Travis Lloyd, Kinmundy, Ill., three bass, 10-10, $591

8th: Jerry Walker, Zeigler, Ill., four bass, 10-4, $532

9th: Clifford Pass, Lenzburg, Ill., four bass, 9-7, $473

10th: Ray Arning, Jr., Walnut Hill, Ill., five bass, 9-5, $414

*Winnings include $1,000 Evinrude bonus

Mullins winning co-angler

Greg Mullins of Mt. Vernon, Ill., won in the Co-angler Division of the May 1 BFL Illini Division tournament to earn $1,773.Greg Mullins of Mt. Vernon, Ill., caught four bass weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces to win $1,773 in the Co-angler Division on Rend Lake. Mullins was flipping soft plastics into bushes on the north end of the lake.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:

2nd: Adam Settelmyer, Lockport, Ill., three bass, 6-3, $738

2nd: Donnie Shaffer, Odin, Ill., three bass, 6-3, $738

4th: Christopher Cunningham, Green Valley, Ill., three bass, 5-8, $414

5th: Dale Montgomery, Marion, Ill., two bass, 5-6, $355

6th: James Whitehorn, Dolton, Ill., two bass, 5-5, $325

7th: Brian McMahon, Evergreen Park, Ill., two bass, 5-1, $295

8th: Charles Dammerman, Mount Auburn, Ill., one bass, 5, $266

9th: Aaron Arning, Walnut Hill, Ill., one bass, 4-7, $236

10th: Mario Rossi, Granite City, Ill., two bass, 4-6, $207

Coming up

The next BFL Illini Division tournament is scheduled for May 22 at Lake Shelbyville in Shelbyville, Ill. After the fifth Illini 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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