Barnes, Harper tie for first at Lake Guntersville BFL

Dennis Barnes of Boaz, Ala., caught a five-bass limit weighing 22 pounds even, and Keith Harper of Grove Oak, Ala., caught four bass, also weighing 22 pounds, to tie for first in the BFL Choo Choo Division tournament held Feb. 6 on Lake Guntersville. They each earned $4,400 for the shared win.

Rounding out the top 10 boaters at Guntersville:
3rd: Horace Alred, Cedartown, Ga., 4 bass, 21-10, $1974
4th: Rodney A. Hill, Decherd, Tenn., 5 bass, 20-11, $1382
5th: James Hairrell, Iuka, Miss., 5 bass, 20-3, $1,184
6th: Tracy Wallace, Lithia Springs, Ga., 5 bass, 20-1, $1,085
7th: Earl Anderson, Hollywood, Ala., 5 bass, 19-4, $987
8th: Lee Pitts, Rainsville, Ala., 5 bass, 18-14, $888
9th: Don Privette, Stevenson, Ala., 5 bass, 18-10, $789
10th: Chris Wade, Winchester, Tenn., 5 bass, 17-13, $691

Taylor takes Co-angler Division

Wesley D. Taylor of Manchester, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 14 ounces to win the BFL Choo Choo Co-angler Division on Lake Guntersville. He earned $2,960.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers at Guntersville:
2nd: Allen Bishop, Albertville, Ala., 4 bass, 16-15, $1,480
3rd: Billy Gardner, Livingston, Tenn., 5 bass, 16-8, $988
4th: Leandra McClendon, Jr., Trussville, Ala., 4 bass, 15-4, $691
5th: Darrin Stanley, Cullman, Ala., 4 bass, 14, $592
6th: Tony Harris, Villa Rica, Ga., 5 bass, 13-4, $543
7th: Nicholas Alexander, Carrollton, Ga., 3 bass, 13-3, $444
7th: Tim Guinn, Goodlettsville, Tenn., 4 bass, 13-3, $444
7th: Steve Patty, Soddydaisy, Tenn., 3 bass, 13-3, $444
10th: Chris Drake, Cullman, Ala., 5 bass, 13-1, $345

Looking ahead

The next BFL Choo Choo Division tournament is scheduled for March 13 at Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Ala. The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers from each of the five divisional tournaments will qualify for the Choo Choo Regional Oct. 7 - 9 at Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Ky. There boaters and co-anglers will compete for top prizes of a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower engine and a Chevy pick-up, respectively, as well as berths into the 2011 BFL All-American championship.

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