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Pro Todd McAdams of Fayetteville, Tenn., won the Feb. 12 BFL Choo Choo event on Lake Guntersville to earn $5,921 for a limit weighing 25 pounds, 1 ounce. Angler: Todd McAdams.
February 12, 2011 • MLF • Archives

Boater Todd McAdams of Fayetteville, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 25 pounds, 1 ounce Feb. 12 to win $5,921 in the BFL Choo Choo Division tournament on Lake Guntersville. He fished channel buoys near the North Sauty in 6 to nine 9 of water with Rat-L-Traps to take home the crown.

Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:

2nd: Casey Whitehead, Robbinsville, N.C., five bass, 23-4, $2,960

3rd: Keith Witt, Warrior, Ala., five bass, 21-14, $1,974

4th: Daniel Whitaker, Phil Campbell, Ala., five bass, 21-5, $1,382

5th: Rick Armstrong, Owens Cross Roads, Ala., five bass, 21-4, $1,184

6th: Tim Wilson, Gas City, Ind., five bass, 20-6, $1,085

7th: Danny Shell, Albertville, Ala., five bass, 19-15, $987

8th: Chris Wade, Winchester, Tenn., five bass, 19-14, $888

9th: Brent Anderson, Kingston Springs, Tenn., five bass, 19, $789

10th: Will Yelverton, Hazel Green, Ala., five bass, 18-13, $691

Co-angler Josh Fordham of Glencoe, Ala., earned $2,960 as winner of the BFL Choo Choo event on Guntersville.Fordham winning co-angler

Josh Fordham of Glencoe, Ala., caught a five-bass limit weighing 25 pounds, 1 ounce Feb. 12 to win $2,960 in the Co-angler Division. He was in shallow grass using Rat-L-Traps to earn his victory.

Rounding out the remaining top 10 co-anglers:

2nd: Ray Elmore, Calhoun, Ga., five bass, 20-2, $1,480

3rd: Brad Rutherford, Lavonia, Ga., five bass, 16-7, $988

4th: Dustin New, Vinemont, Ala., five bass, 16-6, $691

5th: Bryan Cochran, Brookwood, Ala., five bass, 15-1, $592

6th: Tony Worley, Stearns, Ky., five bass, 14-11, $543

7th: Robert Russell, Smyrna, Tenn., five bass, 13-3, $493

8th: Tony Harris, Villa Rica, Ga., three bass, 13, $444

9th: Jerry Armstrong, Shelbyville, Tenn., five bass, 12-9, $395

10th: Greg Gilley, Orange Beach, Ala., five bass, 12, $345

Coming up

The next BFL Choo Choo Division tournament is scheduled for March 19 on 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 Nov. 3-5 Regional Championship on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, S.C. 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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