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Parrott wins BFL event on Logan Martin Lake

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Boater Mike Parrott of Alexander City, Ala., won the May 8 BFL Bama Division event to earn $3,963. Angler: Mike Parrott.
May 8, 2010 • MLF • Archives

Boater Mike Parrott of Alexander City, Ala., caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 1 ounce Saturday to win $3,963 in the FLW BFL Bama Division tournament on Logan Martin Lake. He was throwing a jig in shallow water to bag his limit.

Rounding out the top 10 boaters:

2nd: Scott Canterbury, Springville, Ala., five bass, 16-0, $1,981

3rd: Marty Wilson, Centre, Ala., five bass, 15-4, $1,322

4th: Jason Nixon, Wetumpka, Ala., five bass, 14-13, $925

5th: Harry Barton, Sterrett, Ala., five bass, 14-11, $793

6th: Blake Nick, Adger, Ala., five bass, 14-10, $727

7th: Patrick Dobbins, Opelika, Ala., five bass, 14-8, $660

8th: Kyle Dorsett, Odenville, Ala., five bass, 14-4, $561

8th: K Kurosaka, Columbiana, Ala., five bass, 14-4, $561

10th: Chad Hall, Dora, Ala., five bass, 14-2, $439

10th: David Pollard, Carrollton, Ga., five bass, 14-2, $439

Marquis winning co-angler

Shawn Marquis of Columbus, Ga., won the Co-angler Division of the May 8 BFL Gator Division event to earn $1,981.Shawn Marquis of Columbus, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 9 ounces to win $1,981 in the Co-angler Division on Logan Martin Lake. Marquis was using a shaky head on a Texas rig in green-pumpkin color in about 10 to 12 feet of water to catch his limit.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:

2nd: Jerry Goodner, Cleveland, Tenn., five bass, 13-9, $991

3rd: Danny Moss, Glencoe, Ala., five bass, 11-15, $662

4th: Richard Folger, Acworth, Ga., five bass, 11-10, $429

4th: Silas Kennedy, III, Montgomery, Ala., five bass, 11-10, $429

6th: Gregory Nunnelly, Ohatchee, Ala., five bass, 11-8, $363

7th: Billy Parker, Harpersville, Ala., five bass, 11-4, $330

8th: Herbert Harrell, Alexander City, Ala., five bass, 11-1, $297

9th: Todd Radney, Oxford, Ala., five bass, 11, $264

10th: Roger Motes, Phil Campbell, Ala., five bass, 10-15, $231

Coming up

The next BFL Bama Division tournament is scheduled for July 17 at Lake Neely Henry in Gadsden, Ala. After the fifth Bama 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 Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Ga., where boaters will compete for a top prize of a Ranger 198VX 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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