Davis fished deep for win on Truman
Buchanan wins co-angler title
WARSAW, Mo.- B.J. Davis of Mountain Home, Ark., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 12 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win the fourth Walmart Bass Fishing League Ozark Division tournament of 2014 on Lake Truman. For his victory, Davis earned $3,671.
Tournament reports said that Davis fished deep, in 16 to 20 feet of water targeting the base of trees with a red shad-colored worm.
Rounding out the top 10 pros were:
2nd: John Krewson, Overbrook, Kan., four bass, 10-11, $1,835
3rd: Kevin Smith, Lincoln, Mo., five bass, 10-9, $1,224
4th: Randall Hutson, Washburn, Mo., five bass, 10-7, $856
5th: Jeffery Smith, Knob Noster, Mo., five bass, 10-3, $734
6th: Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo., four bass, 10-2, $673
7th: Jim Banks, Lamar, Mo., three bass, 8-12, $612 + $300 Evinrude Bonus
8th: Eric Nance, Washington, Mo., three bass, 8-4, $551
9th: David Mangelsdorf, Imperial, Mo., three bass, 8-0, $489
10th: Bryan Baker, Knob Noster, Mo., four bass, 7-14, $428
Complete results can be found here.
John Buchanan of Jefferson City, Mo., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 13 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win $1,835 in the co-angler division.
Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Craig Hulsey, Park Hills, Mo., five bass, 11-15, $918
3rd: Donnie Agnew, Farmington, Mo., four bass, 11-5, $612
4th: Michael Pillman, Osage Beach, Mo., three bass, 7-7, $428
5th: Brian Hansen, Fenton, Mo., two bass, 7-2, $367
6th: Samuel Haines, Manhattan, Kan., three bass, 6-8, $321
6th: Tad Huff, Harrison, Ark., three bass, 6-8, $321
8th: Travis Bowring, Kansas City, Mo., three bass, 6-4, $275
9th: Josh Spencer, St. Charles, Mo., three bass, 5-13, $245
10th: Roger Edwards, Tuscumbia, Mo., two bass, 5-5, $214
Complete co-angler results can be found here.
The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 16-18 Regional Championship on Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Jasper, Texas. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 40 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.
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