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Rothrock reels in BFL win on High Rock Lake

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Boater Eric Rothrock of High Point, N.C., won the June 22 BFL Piedmont Division tournament on High Rock Lake to earn $4,037. Angler: Eric Rothrock.
May 22, 2010 • MLF • Archives

Boater Eric Rothrock of High Point, N.C., caught a five-bass limit weighing 23 pounds, 12 ounces Saturday to win $4,037 in the BFL Piedmont Division tournament on High Rock Lake. Enduring wind and rain, Rothrock fished around stumps in 8 to 14 feet of water with a jig to bag his limit.

Rounding out the top 10 boaters:

2nd: Howard Bean, Salisbury, N.C., five bass, 21-1, $2,019

3rd: Jordan Card, Cary, N.C., five bass, 19-6, $1,345

4th: Terry James, Wadesboro, N.C., five bass, 19, $942

5th: James Blankenship, Lexington, N.C. five bass, 18-13, $807

6th: Todd Harris, Pfafftown, N.C., five bass, 18-11, $740

7th: Sam Mitchiner, Garner, N.C., five bass, 17-15, $673

8th: Ray Griffin, Henderson, N.C., five bass, 17-10, $606

9th: Ricky McCrary, Lexington, N.C., five bass, 17-9, $538

10th: Bruce Bowman, Winston Salem, N.C., five bass, 17-7, $471

Williams winning co-angler

Lee Williams of Durham, N.C., was the co-angler winner of the June 22 BFL Piedmont Division tournament on High Rock Lake, earning $1,944.Lee Williams of Durham, N.C., caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 10 ounces Saturday to win $1,944 in the Co-angler Division on High Rock Lake. Williams was using Senkos around rocky areas to catch his limit.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:

2nd: Jim Petrous, Stafford, Va., four bass, 13-9, $972

3rd: Jamie Baynard, Clayton, N.C., five bass, 13-7, $649

4th: Jim Nichols, Chapel Hill, N.C., five bass, 12-15, $454

5th: Dustin Clontz, Albemarle, N.C., five bass, 12-13, $389

6th: Michael Nelms, Hartwood, Va., five bass, 12-11, $356

7th: Mervin Henson, Nitro, W.Va., five bass, 12-10, $324

8th: Stacy Metz, Staley, N.C., four bass, 12-9, $292

9th: Gary McClain, Chesapeake, Va., five bass, 12, $259

10th: Kermit Crowder, Matoaca, Va., five bass, 11-13, $227

Coming up

The next BFL Piedmont Division tournament is scheduled for June 26 at Kerr Lake in Henderson, N.C. After the fifth Piedmont 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 the Potomac River in Woodbridge, Va., 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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