Boater Mark Lundgren of Port St. Lucie, Fla., caught a five-bass limit weighing 28 pounds, 5 ounces Feb. 12 to win $5,551 in the Walmart BFL Gator Division tournament on Lake Okeechobee.
Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:
2nd: Joseph Kremer, Osteen, Fla., five bass, 27-14, $2,775
3rd: John Cox, Debary, Fla., five bass, 27-0, $1,846
4th: Robert Crosnoe, Inverness, Fla., five bass, 26-5, $1,295
5th: Clint Boyles, Deltona, Fla., five bass, 21-15, $1,110
6th: Frank Jenkins, Fort Meyers, Fla., five bass, 21-10, $1,018
7th: Billy Bowen Jr., Ocala, Fla., five bass, 21-6, $925
8th: Kyle Fox, Lakeland, Fla., five bass, 21-3, $833
9th: Jim Hurlock Jr., Lake Worth, Fla., five bass, 20-13, $740
10th: Karlis Ewing, Stuart, Fla., five bass, 20-2, $648
Robert Miller of Port St. Lucie, Fla., caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 14 ounces Feb. 12 to win $2,737 in the Co-angler Division.
Rounding out the remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Chris Jerdan, Cape Coral, Fla., five bass, 17-13, $1,369
3rd: Bryan Carter, Boca Raton, Fla., five bass, 15-15, $913
4th: William Bryant, Melbourne, Fla., five bass, 15-5, $562
4th: Luke Campbell, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., five bass, 15-5, $562
4th: Jesse Woodring, Jupiter, Fla., five bass, 15-5, $562
7th: James Blount, Rockledge, Fla., five bass, 14-10, $456
8th: James Hatch, Gainesville, Fla., five bass, 14-7, $411
9th: Tyler Brinks, Fort Myers, Fla., five bass, 13-14, $342
9th: Vernon Proctor, Moore Haven, Fla., five bass, 13-14, $342
Coming up
The next Walmart BFL Gator Division tournament is scheduled for March 5 on Lake Toho in Kissimmee, Fla. After the fifth Gator Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Nov. 3-5 Regional Championship on Lake Hartwell. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.
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