Boater Terry Tucker of Albion, Mich., caught a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 3 ounces Saturday to win $3,679 in the BFL Hoosier Division tournament on Lake Patoka.
Rounding out the top 10 boaters:
2nd: Duane Snyder, Hanson, Ky., five bass, 16-9, $1,840
3rd: Herb Robinson, Lafayette, Ind., five bass, 15-10, $1,225
4th: Robert Gilliland Sr., Bloomington, Ind., five bass, 14-6, $859
5th: Matt McCoy, Indianapolis, Ind., five bass, 14-4, $736
6th: Ronnie Smith, Walton, Ky., five bass, 13-2, $675
7th: Kyle Hackemack, New Albany, Ind., five bass, 12-11, $613
8th: Robert Wells, Aurora, Ind., four bass, 11-5, $552
9th: Todd Hensley, New Albany, Ind., three bass, 11-3, $491
10th: Tom Forrester, Bloomington, Ind., five bass, 10-15, $429
Cochran winning co-angler
Jeff Cochran of Plainfield, Ind., caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 12 ounces to win $1,840 in the Co-angler Division on Lake Patoka.
Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Wendell Smith, Greenfield, Ind., four bass, 14-13, $920
3rd: Jim Krider, North Vernon, Ind., four bass, 14-1, $612
4th: Tim Burke, Petersburg, Ky., four bass, 12-13, $429
5th: Travis Andres, New Albany, Ind., four bass, 12-4, $368
6th: Danny Abrams, Greensfork, Ind., four bass, 11-14, $337
7th: Ron Abbott, Lafayette, Ind., three bass, 10-0, $291
7th: Todd Bruggeman, Evansville, Ind., four bass, 10-0, $291
9th: James Flowers, Greenwood, Ind., three bass, 7-5, $245
10th: Kane Hackemack, New Albany, Ind., three bass, 7-4, $215
Coming up
The next BFL Hoosier Division tournament is scheduled for June 26 at the Ohio River in Cannelton, Ind. After the fifth Hoosier Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 21-23 Regional Championship at Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Ky., where boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.
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