White Takes Bragging Rights on Kentucky Lake

Montgomery lands co-angler award

GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. – Joe White of Princeton, Kentucky, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 23 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday to win the second Walmart Bass Fishing League LBL Division tournament of 2015 on Kentucky and Barkley lakes. For his victory, White earned $5,014.

“I’m really excited,” said White. “Nobody thought I could win a tournament by fishing strictly on Barkley Lake this time of year, but I proved them wrong.”

In order to catch his winning stringer, White slow rolled a spinnerbait along mid-lake points. He said he focused on areas primarily in the Dryden Bay and Prizer Point regions. White said he netted a 6-pounder early on to give his day a jumpstart.

“It was my third or fourth cast,” White said. “I used a chartreuse white-colored Stan Sloan’s Zorro spinnerbait and she hit it. It was my biggest fish and a great way to start the day.

“From there I caught them up shallow in about 3 to 4 feet of water,” White continued. “After an hour and a half the sun came out and they moved into 12-foot depths.”

The Kentucky angler said he caught around 11 keepers, but only culled twice.

“I couldn’t be happier with how the tournament played out,” White said. “I’ve earned bragging rights for a while.”

The top 10 boaters:

1^st:          Joe White, Princeton, Ky., five bass, 23-15, $5,014

2^nd:         Arby Tevault, Elberfeld, Ind., five bass, 21-12, $2,507

3^rd:          Daniel Langton, Haubstadt, Ind., five bass, 20-9, $1,670

4^th:          Marshall Thompson, Paducah, Ky., five bass, 20-4, $1,170

5^th:          Dan Morehead, Paducah, Ky., five bass, 20-3, $1,003

6^th:          Larry Sisk, Evansville, Ind., five bass, 20-2, $919

7^th:          Drew Lynch, Paducah, Ky., five bass, 19-7, $836

8^th:          Edward Gettys, Columbia, Tenn., five bass, 19-4, $752

9^th:          Harry Barber, Earlington, Ky., five bass, 19-3, $668

10^th:        Ron Smith, Walton, Ky., five bass, 18-15, $585              

Complete results can be found here.

Lynch caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $765.

Montgomery wins co-angler title

Gabe Montgomery of Jackson, Missouri, weighed in four bass totaling 16 pounds, 14 ounces Saturday to win $2,474 in the co-angler division.

The top 10 co-anglers:

1^st:          Gabe Montgomery, Jackson, Mo., four bass, 16-14, $2,474

2^nd:         John Lovin, Fayetteville, Ohio, five bass, 16-3, $1,237

3^rd:          Ray Arning Jr., Walnut Hill, Ill., five bass, 15-8, $824

4^th:          Frank Spacil, Palos Heights, Ill., five bass, 15-1, $577

5^th:          Ronnie Brown Jr., South Fulton, Tenn., four bass, 14-9, $495

6^th:          Chris Conner, Crestwood, Mo., five bass, 12-13, $454

7^th:          Louis Scornavacco, Palatine, Ill., four bass, 12-9, $412

8^th:          Johnathan Grimes, Hodgenville, Ky., five bass, 12-8, $371

9^th:          Dennis Taylor, Fulton, Ky., four bass, 12-2, $330

10^th:        Brian Futch, Vienna, Ill., five bass, 12-0, $289

Michael Shelton of Springfield, Kentucky, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $377.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 22-24 Regional Championship on Neely Henry Lake in Gadsden, Alabama. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.