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Ingram wins Walmart BFL event on Lake Eufaula

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Boater Ryan Ingram of Phenix City, Ala., earned $4,507 as winner of the April 2 BFL Bama Division tournament on Lake Eufaula. Angler: Ryan Ingram.
April 2, 2011 • MLF • Archives

Boater Ryan Ingram of Phenix City, Ala., caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 8 ounces April 2 to win $4,507 in the BFL Bama Division tournament on Lake Eufaula. Ingram was in the main lake, throwing spinnerbaits in about 5 to 6 feet of water.

Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:

2nd: Justin Hamner, Birmingham, Ala., five bass, 16-8, $2,253

3rd: Jason Smith, Albany, Ga., five bass, 16-6, $1,502

4th: Patrick Dobbins, Opelika, Ala., five bass, 15-1, $976

4th: Brian Fuller, Prattville, Ala., five bass, 15-1, $976

6th: Chad Prough, Chipley, Fla., five bass, 14-10, $826

7th: Micah Frazier, Newnan, Ga., five bass, 14-8, $751

8th: Scott Montgomery, Eufaula, Ala., five bass, 13-11, $676

9th: Robert Behrle, Hoover, Ala., five bass, 13-9, $601

10th: Garry Hicks, Cullman, Ala., four bass, 13-5, $526

Schoffstall winning co-angler

Steven Schoffstall of Chelsea, Ala., earned $2,253 as winner in the Co-angler Division of the April 2 BFL Bama event.

Steven Schoffstall of Chelsea, Ala., caught a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds, 8 ounces to win $2,253 in the Co-angler Division. Schoffstall was using a homemade jig, peanut-butter-and-jelly color, in the main lake near the dam.

Rounding out the remaining top 10 co-anglers:

2nd: Jason Jones, Ozark, Ala., five bass, 14-3, $1,127

3rd: Dennis Hudson, Fortson, Ga., five bass, 14, $751

4th: Frank Chappell, Sterrett, Ala., five bass, 12-11, $526

5th: Keith Glasgow, Guin, Ala., five bass, 12-7, $451

6th: Dennis Sherrill, Montgomery, Ala., five bass, 11-4, $413

7th: Kenneth Ballard, Munford, Ala., five bass, 11, $376

8th: Braxton Setzer, Morris, Ala., four bass, 10-13, $338

9th: Zack Thaggard, Dadeville, Ala., five bass, 10, $300

10th: Michael Darlington, Phenix City, Ala., five bass, 9-14, $263

Coming up

The next BFL Bama Division tournament is scheduled for April 16 on Lay Lake in Columbiana, Ala. After the fifth Bama Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 20-22 Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Chattanooga, Tenn. 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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