Lebrun Notches Win No. 2

Beckley takes co-angler honors on Toledo Bend

Nick Lebrun of Bossier City, Louisiana, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 22 pounds, 13 ounces, Saturday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Cowboy Division tournament on Toledo Bend Lake presented by Minn Kota. For his victory, Lebrun took home $4,866.

Lebrun says he spent his day targeting shallow hay grass on the south end of the lake.

“I ended up making my way through two areas that I knew had fish in them,” says Lebrun, who earned his second win in BFL competition this season. “I originally had four, but due to the severe weather, two of my main-lake stops were blown out. I had to make do with what I had.”

Lebrun used one bait to catch his limit – a black and blue-colored V&M Wild Craw Jr.

“When I pitch and flip in shallow water, I commit to a lure that I’m confident with,” says Lebrun. “I caught an 8-pounder at 8:30 a.m. and a 3- and a 4-pounder from my second area – all before 10:30 a.m. After that, bites were hard to come by. For me, it was recognizing the productivity of the cover I was fishing, and knowing when to move on.”

The Louisiana angler says he ended up catching 10 keepers.

The top 10 boaters:

1^st:          Nick Lebrun, Bossier City, La., five bass, 22-13, $4,866

2^nd:         Glen Freeman, Converse, La., five bass, 20-1, $2,136

3^rd:          Terry Cole, Houston, Texas, four bass, 19-13, $1,424

4^th:          Darold Gleason, Leesville, La., five bass, 18-10, $997

5^th:          Zack Gagnard, Pineville, La., five bass, 17-10, $854

6^th:          Jarred Williams, Bunkie, La., five bass, 16-6, $783

7^th:          Dean Lee, Longview, Texas, five bass, 14-11, $712

8^th:          Dicky Newberry, Houston, Texas, five bass, 14-7, $641

9^th:          Eason Dowden, Many, La., four bass, 14-3, $569

10^th:        Jeff Bridges, Lumberton, Texas, five bass, 14-1, $498

Complete results can be found here.  

Lebrun also caught an 8-pound, 12-ounce brute – the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $595.

Beckely wins co-angler title

Hogan Beckley of Grayson, Louisiana, weighed in five bass totaling 14 pounds even Saturday to win the co-angler division and earn $2,136.

The top 10 co-anglers:

1^st:          Hogan Beckley, Grayson, La., five bass, 14-0, $2,136

2^nd:         Jason Chance, Houston, Texas, three bass, 10-3, $1,365

3^rd:          David Cox, Silsbee, Texas, five bass, 8-13, $712

4^th:          Garry Fisher, Wylie, Texas, four bass, 8-12, $462

4^th:          Jacob Harrison, Nash, Texas, four bass, 8-12, $462

6^th:          Joe Marino, Bryan, Texas, four bass, 8-11, $392

7^th:          Bobby Liles, Texarkana, Ark., three bass, 8-6, $356

8^th:          Michael Cotter, Arlington, Texas, four bass, 7-12, $320

9^th:          Zachary Burns, Prairieville, La., three bass, 7-7, $285

10^th:        Chris LaBorde, Bossier City, La., four bass, 7-6, $249

Chance caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $297.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 27-29 Regional Championship on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Arkansas. 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.