Bob Priest of Clarklake, Mich., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 4 ounces Saturday, July 31, 2010 to win $5,632 in the FLW BFL Michigan Division tournament on the St. Clair River. Under cloudy skies Priest was using a drop-shot rig with 3 inch minnows in the rocks, weeds, and sand to catch his limit.
The remaining top 10 anglers were:
2nd: Gary Greenwood, Irwin, Pa., five bass, 21-2, $1,816
3rd: Todd Schmitz, Goshen, Ind., five bass, 20-6, $1,210
4th: Jason Merschman, Pataskala, Ohio, five bass, 19-6, $847
5th: Heath Wagner, Angola, Ind., five bass, 18-13, $726
6th: Scott Dobson, Clarkston, Mich., five bass, 18-9, $1.666*
7th: Jared Rhode, Port Clinton, Ohio, five bass, 18-8, $605
8th: Bryan Plenzler, Sylvania, Ohio, five bass, 18-4, $545
9th: Steve Roth, Syracuse, Ind., five bass, 18-1, $484
10th: Joseph Brzuchowski, Belleville, Mich., five bass, 17-15, $424
*Includes $1000 Evinrude bonus
Jay Ahonen of Ortonville, Mich., and Adrian Avena of Vineland, N.J. each caught a 5-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 12 ounces Saturday, July 31, 2010 to tie for the win and each took home $1,362 in the FLW BFL Michigan Co-angler Division on the St. Clair River. Ahonen was using a drop-shot rig with tubes around rocks and ledges to catch his limit and Avena was also using a drop-shot around grass to get his limit.
The remaining top 10 co-anglers were:
3rd: Larry Kitchel, Logansport, Ind., five bass, 18-11, $606
4th: Nick Marble, Macomb, Mich., five bass, 18-1, $424
5th: Mark Fennell, Lagrange, Ind., five bass, 17-11, $348
5th: Jay Van Dyke, Wyoming, Mich., five bass, 17-11, $348
7th: Seth Borton, Adrian, Mich., five bass, 17-4, $303
8th: David Adams, Schererville, Ind., five bass, 15-11, $272
9th: Philip Borsa, Redford, Mich., five bass, 15-8, $242
10th: Brian Ruetz, Toledo, Ohio, five bass, 15-5, $212
The next BFL Michigan Division tournament is scheduled for Aug. 28, at the Detroit River in Trenton, Mich. After the fifth Michigan Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Regional Championship at Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Ky., on Oct. 21-23, for a chance to win a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.
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