Powroznik Wins by Ounces on Gaston

Robertson nets co-angler title in Shenandoah Division event

Ryan Powroznik of Prince George, Virginia, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 18 pounds even Saturday to win the second FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Shenandoah Division tournament of 2016 on Lake Gaston. For his victory, Powroznik took home $6,665.

“I started out sight-fishing on the lower end of the lake in Pea Hill Creek,” says Powroznik, who earned the third win of his FLW career. “It was just about the only place on the lake where the water wasn’t stained, so I knew I wanted to be there for the tournament. I was able to get two decent bass in the boat using a green-pumpkin-colored Zoom Trick Worm rigged on a custom shaky head.

“Around 9 o’clock I began skipping docks in Pea Hill and Lee’s Creek that had produced for me in the past,” Powroznik continues. “I probably hit 50 of them and used the shaky head to catch my first limit. I almost had my weight by 10:30 a.m.”

Powroznik relocated to the north end of the lake around 1:30 p.m. to fish docks, laydowns and rocks. He caught his final bass with minutes to spare on a green-pumpkin jig rigged with a green-pumpkin Zoom Super Chunk.

“I figured I needed one more bite to push me over the top and that was it,” says Powroznik. “Even though it was just over 3 pounds, it was the difference maker at the scale. Those ounces earned me the win.”

The top 10 boaters:

1^st:          Ryan Powroznik, Prince George, Va., five bass, 18-0, $6,665

2^nd:         Brandon Abernathy, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., five bass, 17-13, $2,582

3^rd:          Sean Lewis, Baskerville, Va., five bass, 17-0, $1,722

4^th:          Les King, Owings, Md., five bass, 16-13, $1,205

5^th:          Chris Dillow, Waynesboro, Va., five bass, 16-12, $1,333

6^th:          Ryan Harrell, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., five bass, 16-7, $947

7^th:          Michael Garner, Skippers, Va., five bass, 16-5, $861

8^th:          Rob Uzzle, Hampton, Va., five bass, 16-3, $775

9^th:          Bo Grosvenor, Forest, Va., five bass, 16-1, $689

10^th:        Shane Burns, Durham, N.C., five bass, 15-10, $603

Complete results can be found here.

Ricky Bomar of Lynchburg, Virginia, caught a 6-pound, 13-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $805.

Robertson wins co-angler division

Mark Robertson of Henderson, North Carolina, weighed in five bass totaling 13 pounds, 14 ounces, Saturday to win the co-angler division and earn $2,582.

The top 10 co-anglers:

1^st:          Mark Robertson, Henderson, N.C., five bass, 13-14, $2,582

2^nd:         Scott Howard, Bedford, Va., five bass, 13-13, $1,291

3^rd:          Jamaine Brown, Halifax, Va., three bass, 13-8, $863

4^th:          Lew Jenkins, Waldorf, Md., three bass, 12-10, $961

4^th:          Stevie Mazingo, Bedford, Va., five bass, 12-10, $559

6^th:          Garrett Towler, Powhatan, Va., four bass, 11-15, $473

7^th:          Angello Bryant, Wake Forest, N.C., four bass  , 10-13, $430

8^th:          Joe Rinaldi, Ashburn, Va., five bass, 10-9, $387

9^th:          Brett Stewart, Hopewell, Va., two bass, 10-6, $344

10^th:        Gregory Dawson, Rustburg, Va., five bass, 10-1, $301

Jenkins caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $402.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 6-8 Regional Championship on Kerr Lake in Henderson, North Carolina. 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.