Young wins BFL event on Kentucky, Barkley lakes
English winning co-angler
Boater David Young of Mayfield, Ky., caught a 10-bass total weighing 31 pounds, 3 ounces Sept. 11-12 to win $7,460 in the BFL LBL Division Super Tournament on Kentucky and Barkley lakes.
Rounding out the top 10 boaters:
2nd: Phillip Bates, Bon Aqua, Tenn., nine bass, 29-10, $2,730
3rd: Keith Amerson, Bethel Springs, Tenn., nine bass, 27-7, $1,820
4th: Rodney Brown, Eddyville, Ky., 10 bass, 26-4, $2,274*
5th: Ronnie Smith, Walton, Ky., 10 bass, 25-11, $1,092
6th: Tim Griggs, Paducah, Ky., nine bass, 25-4, $1,001
7th: John Lewis, Arrington, Tenn., nine bass, 24-8, $910
8th: Craig Hipsher, Benton, Ky., eight bass, 23-2, $819
9th: Charlie Evans, Benton, Ky., 10 bass, 22-10, $728
10th: John Morvich, Grantsburg, Ill., eight bass, 22-9, $637
*Includes $1,000 Evinrude bonus
English winning co-angler
Justin English of Owensboro, Ky., caught an eight-bass total weighing 21 pounds, 10 ounces Sept. 11-12 to win $2,730 in the Co-angler Division.
Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Colby Schrumpf, Highland, Ill., nine bass, 20-8, $1,365
3rd: Robert Pillow, Lawrenceburg, Ky., 10 bass, 20-7, $909
4th: Albert Schaaf Sr., Waynesville, Ohio, nine bass, 19-5, $637
5th: Eric Filburn, Elizabethtown, Ky., eight bass, 18-15, $546
6th: Terry Chastain, Guthrie, Ky., six bass, 18-6, $501
7th: Chuck Rounds, Benton, Ky., seven bass, 18-0, $455
8th: Jeff Scrimager, Mattoon, Ill., eight bass, 17-11, $410
9th: James Richardson Sr., Harrison, Ohio, six bass, 17-8, $364
10th: Junior Gowen, Leitchfield, Ky., eight bass, 17-6, $319
Coming up
The next BFL LBL Division tournament, the Regional Championship, is scheduled for Oct. 14-16 on Lake Guntersville in Scottsboro, Ala. The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers from the LBL, Volunteer, Music City and South Carolina divisions have qualified for the Regional Championship, where the top six boaters and top six co-anglers will advance to the BFL All-American.
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