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Chambley top boater on Ross Barnett Reservoir

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Boater Brian Chambley of Brandon, Miss., won the Sept. 12-13 BFL final Mississippi Division tournament of the season on the Ross Barnett Reservoir Sunday with 10 bass weighing 27 pounds, 1 ounce. The victory earned Chambley $5,874. Angler: Brian Chambley.
September 13, 2009 • MLF • Archives

BRANDON, Miss. – Brian Chambley of Brandon, Miss., won the Walmart Bass Fishing League final Mississippi Division tournament of the season on the Ross Barnett Reservoir Sunday with 10 bass weighing 27 pounds, 1 ounce. The victory earned Chambley $5,874. Anglers were competing to qualify for the Kentucky Lake Regional Championship in Gilbertsville, Ky., Oct. 15-17, where they could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

“I worked my tail off for it,” said Chambley. “I fish a lot of tournaments on this reservoir and I live on the reservoir … I’m just excited to get this win.”

Chambley said he fished 16 to 20 feet deep using a crankbait and swimbait to catch his limits.

Rounding out the top five boaters are Brad McCulley of Courtland, Miss. (10 bass, 27-0, $2,937); Shannon Denson of Brandon, Miss. (10 bass, 25-14, $1,957); Keith Shelton of Brandon, Miss. (10 bass, 22-14, $1,371) and Jimmy Carruth of Brandon, Miss. (10 bass, 22-13, $1,175).

Webb Collums of Jackson, Miss., took home the Boater Division Folgers Big Bass award, earning $780 for a 5-pound, 13-ounce bass he caught.

Mark Sullivan of Collinsville, Miss., earned $2,937 as the co-angler winner Sunday thanks to eight bass Mark Sullivan of Collinsville, Miss., earned $2,937 as the co-angler winner of the Sept. 12-13 BFL Mississippi Division event.weighing 25 pounds, 10 ounces that he caught on a plastic frog.

Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Jason Ezell of Lucedale, Miss. (10 bass, 22-1, $1,468); Scott Sullins of Laurel, Miss. (nine bass, 15-7, $979); Anthony Acy of Pelahatchie, Miss. (seven bass, 14-2, $685); and Jeff Hill of Biloxi, Miss. (five bass, 13-14, $587).

Sullivan earned $390 as the co-angler Folgers Big Bass winner after catching a 5-pound, 11-ounce bass.

The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers in each of the BFL’s 28 divisions at the end of the season advance to a no-entry-fee Regional Championship where boaters fish for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck and co-anglers fish for a new Ranger boat. Seven regional championships will each send six boaters and six co-anglers to the no-entry-fee Walmart BFL All-American presented by Chevy, which features a $1 million purse and a top award of $140,000 in the Boater Division and $70,000 in the Co-angler Division. Anglers who compete in all five regular-season events within a division but do not advance to a Regional Championship are eligible to compete in the Chevy Wild Card, which will also send six boaters and six co-anglers to the All-American for a total of 48 boaters and 48 co-anglers advancing through BFL competition.

The winning boater and winning co-angler at the All-American will advance to the no-entry-fee Forrest Wood Cup in Atlanta in 2010. This event, featuring a top award of $1 million, is the most lucrative tournament in all of competitive bass fishing. In all, the BFL offers weekend anglers the opportunity to qualify for three no-entry-fee championships with total cash awards exceeding $3.5 million. Plus, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers from each BFL division may move up to the Stren Series for 2010 while All-American champions have the option to advance directly to the Walmart FLW Tour.

In BFL competition, boaters supply the boat and compete from the front deck against other boaters. Co-anglers compete from the back deck against other co-anglers.

As the nation’s leading provider of affordable, close-to-home weekend tournaments, the BFL is widely credited with opening competitive bass fishing to the masses. It also serves as a steppingstone for anglers who wish to advance to the Stren Series and ultimately the FLW Tour – bass fishing’s most lucrative tournament circuit.

Total awards are based on a full field of 200 boats in every tournament.

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