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Taylor takes top honors on Lake of the Ozarks

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Boater Tim Taylor of Nixa, Mo., earned $3,879 as winner of the March 19 BFL Ozark Division event on Lake of the Ozarks. Angler: Tim Taylor.
March 19, 2011 • MLF • Archives

Boater Tim Taylor of Nixa, Mo., caught a five-bass limit weighing 23 pounds, 8 ounces March 19 to win first place and $3,879 in the BFL Ozark Division tournament on Lake of the Ozarks.

Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:

2nd: Bob Richardson, Granite City, Ill., five bass, 19-15, $1,940

3rd: Casey Scanlon, Lenexa, Kan., five bass, 18-2, $1,293

4th: David McCormick, Lees Summit, Mo., five bass, 17-2, $905

5th: Andre Dickneite, Freeburg, Mo., five bass, 15-12, $776

6th: Tom Silber, Labadie, Mo., five bass, 15-10, $711

7th: Stephen Isley, Omaha, Ark., four bass, 15-9, $647

8th: Mike Foree, Osage Beach, Mo., five bass, 15-6, $582

9th: Denver Gulley, Mountain Home, Ark., five bass, 15-2, $517

10th: John Bach, Salem, Mo., five bass, 14-15, $453

Co-angler Dennis Spell of Desloge, Mo., earned $1,940 as winner of the March 19 BFL Ozark event.Spell winning co-angler

Dennis Spell of Desloge, Mo., caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 5 ounces to win first place and $1,940 in the Co-angler Division.

Rounding out the remaining top 10 co-anglers:

2nd: Kit Lueg, Lenexa, Kan., five bass, 14-2, $970

3rd: Bryan Barnard, Harrison, Ark., five bass, 12-11, $646

4th: Jesse Cruz, Bentonville, Ark., five bass, 12-3, $453

5th: Hank Goen, Harrisburg, Mo., five bass, 11-3, $388

6th: Marcial Amaro, Maplewood, Mo., three bass, 10-4, $356

7th: Tommy Lowery, Ofallon, Mo., three bass, 9-13, $323

8th: Dane Carlson, Prairie Village, Kan., four bass, 9-9, $291

9th: Bobbie Green, Lees Summit, Mo., four bass, 9-4, $259

10th: Corey Besgrove, Macon, Mo., three bass, 8-10, $226

Coming up

The next BFL Ozark Division tournament is scheduled for April 30 on Stockton Lake in Stockton, Mo. After the fifth Ozark 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 Dardanelle in Russellville, Ark. 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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