Boater Ken Smith of Dallas caught a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds, 13 ounces June 4 to win $3,164 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus in the Walmart BFL Cowboy Division tournament on the Red River.
Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:
2nd: Victor Hawkins, Sugar Land, Texas, five bass, 12-0, $1,582
3rd: Nicky McNeely, Natchitoches, La., five bass, 10-12, $1,054
4th: Steve Graf, Natchitoches, La., five bass, 10-7, $738
5th: Larry Peacher, Bentley, La., five bass, 10-4, $633
6th: Aaron Johnson, Shreveport, La., five bass, 10-3, $580
7th: Travis Merritt, Iowa, La., five bass, 10-1, $501
Travis Pattillo, Silsbee, Texas, five bass, 10-1, $501
9th: Gerald Andrews, Ruston, La., five bass, 9-15, $422
10th: Brad Reeves, Shreveport, La., five bass, 9-13, $369
Morott winning co-angler
Ryan Morott of Princeton, Texas, caught a five-bass limit weighing 9 pounds, 1 ounce to win $1,582 in the Co-angler Division.
Rounding out the remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: David Kayda, Crosby, Texas, five bass, 8-6, $658
Anthony Templeton, Carthage, Texas, four bass, 8-6, $658
4th: James Dunn, Lecompte, La., five bass, 8-0, $369
5th: Ted Robbins, Longview, Texas, five bass, 7-8, $316
6th: Brian Vallelungo, LaPorte, Texas, five bass, 7-5, $290
7th: Ben Faucheaux, Natchitoches, La., five bass, 7-0, $250
Kenneth Wilson, Pineville, La., three bass, 7-0, $250
9th: Scotty Goins, Anacoco, La., four bass, 6-14, $211
10th: Kyle Swearingen, Lumberton, Texas, five bass, 6-12, $185
Coming up
The next Walmart BFL Cowboy Division tournament is scheduled for Oct. 1 on Toledo Bend in Many, La. After the fifth Cowboy 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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