Brannon best BFL boater on Lake Ouachita
Hall winning co-angler
Boater Joey Brannon of Benton, Ark., caught a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 4 ounces Feb. 26 to win $3,842 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus in the BFL Arkie Division tournament on Lake Ouachita.
Rounding out the remaining top10 boaters:
2nd: Jamey Black, Sheridan, Ark., five bass, 20-12, $1,921
3rd: Brandon Rhoden, Mountain Pine, Ark., five bass, 19-14, $1,282
4th: Lee Gleghorn, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 18-14, $896
5th: Terrance Narveson, Russellville, Ark., five bass, 18-5, $1,768*
6th: Huey Applegate, Jessieville, Ark., five bass, 17-9, $704
7th: Billy Holt Jr., Sherwood, Ark., five bass, 16-12, $640
8th: Dakota Lucy, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 16-10, $576
9th: Duke Gunnell, Benton, Ark., five bass, 16-4, $480
9th: Nathan Stratton, Alexander, Ark., four bass, 16-4, $480
*Includes $1,000 Evinrude bonus
Hall winning co-angler
Nathan Hall of Malvern, Ark., caught a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds to win $1,921 in the Co-angler Division.
Rounding out the remaining top10 co-anglers:
2nd: Burl Garrett, Benton, Ark., five bass, 13-10, $960
3rd: Justin Swayze, Gurdon, Ark., five bass, 12-10, $641
4th: Jimmy Brown, Arkadelphia, Ark., five bass, 12-3, $448
5th: Leon Stone, Delight, Ark., five bass, 11-12, $384
6th: Tad Harp, Rogers, Ark., four bass, 11, $352
7th: Phil Rogers, Alexander, Ark., two bass, 10-11, $320
8th: Pete Clark, Malvern, Ark., three bass, 10-5, $288
9th: Billy Davis, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 10, $256
10th: Timmy Cook, Benton, Ark., four bass, 9-15, $224
Coming up
The next BFL Arkie Division tournament is scheduled for March 26 on DeGray Lake in Arkadelphia, Ark. After the fifth Arkie Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 13-15 Regional Championship on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Ala. 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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