Hensley Tops on Pickwick

Hamilton wins Bama Division co-angler title

Tommy Hensley of Jackson, Georgia, weighed a two-day cumulative of 10 bass totaling 28 pounds, 11 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bama Division tournament on Pickwick Lake presented by Mud Hole Custom Tackle. For his win, Hensley took home $5,143.

According to post-tournament reports, Hensley caught his fish in the mid-lake area, near isolated wood using a white 3/8-ounce Z-Man ChatterBait.

The top 10 boaters:

1^st:          Tommy Hensley, Jackson, Ga., 10 bass, 28-11, $5,143

2^nd:         Austin Weaver, Sheffield, Ala., 10 bass, 26-7, $2,471

3^rd:          Jason Lambert, Michie, Tenn., 10 bass, 26-5, $1,648

4^th:          Roger Stegall, Iuka, Miss., 10 bass, 26-4, $1,153

5^th:          Justin Atkins, Florence, Ala., 10 bass, 25-11, $1,089

6^th:          Kyle Lewellen, Byhalia, Miss., 10 bass, 24-8, $906

7^th:          Donny Beck, Killen, Ala., 10 bass, 24-7, $824

8^th:          Mark McCaig, Oxford, Ala., 10 bass, 24-2, $741

9^th:          Dennis Shawn Perrigo, Rienzi, Miss., 10 bass, 24-0, $659

10^th:        Jennings Earnest, Guin, Ala., 10 bass, 23-10, $577

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.  

John Jeter of Birmingham, Alabama, caught a 6-pound, 13-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the Boater Big Bass award of $607.

Hamilton wins co-angler title

Josh Hamilton of Maben, Mississippi, caught a two-day total of eight bass weighing 20 pounds, 15 ounces, to win the Co-angler Division and $2,671.

The top 10 co-anglers:

1^st:          Josh Hamilton, Maben, Miss., eight bass, 20-15, $2,671

2^nd:         Radney Atchison, Prattville, Ala., nine bass, 20-14, $1,236

3^rd:          Kyle Smith, Crane Hill, Ala., six bass, 17-3, $822

4^th:          Chris Hawkins, Adger, Ala., six bass, 16-6, $931

5^th:          Mason Smith, Decatur, Ala., seven bass, 14-11, $494

6^th:          David Cornelius, Maylene, Ala., seven bass, 14-8, $453

7^th:          Collin Bruce, Florence, Ala., five bass, 12-12, $412

8^th:          Leandra McClendon Jr., Trussville, Ala., six bass, 11-2, $371

9^th:          Ronnie Seawright, Corinth, Miss., five bass, 10-11, $330

10^th:        Bradley Henderson, Opelika, Ala., four bass, 10-5, $288

Hawkins caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 4 pounds, 4 ounces – and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $304.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 12-14 BFL Regional Championship on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Alabama. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.