Ray takes top honors on Lake Lanier
Wilson winning co-angler
Boater Dustin Ray of Ball Ground, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 4 ounces March 5 to win $4,830 in the BFL Bulldog Division tournament on Lake Lanier.
Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:
2nd: Steve Foster, Jasper, Ga., five bass, 21-2, $2,415
3rd: Jimmy Gooch, Jefferson, Ga., four bass, 16-14, $1,609
4th: Kip Carter, Loganville, Ga., five bass, 15-6, $1,127
5th: Ryan Horton, Palmetto, Ga., five bass, 14-10, $966
6th: Dickson Adams, Flowery Branch, Ga., five bass, 14-7, $885
7th: Alex Posey, Roswell, Ga., five bass, 13-11, $805
8th: Phil Johnson, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 13-4, $724
9th: Karey Dickerson, Dahlonega, Ga., five bass, 12-10, $644
10th: Rob Jordan, Suwanee, Ga., three bass, 12-7, $563
Wilson winning co-angler
Ed Wilson of Lula, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 12 pounds, 5 ounces March 5 to win $2,415 in the Co-angler Division.
Rounding out the remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Guy Jordan, Gainesville, Ga., three bass, 11-4, $1,207
3rd: Darren Taylor, Monroe, Ga., five bass, 10-1, $806
4th: Roland Dickerson, Dahlenega, Ga., four bass, 9-0, $563
5th: Michael Budrow, Warner Robins, Ga., five bass, 7-13, $483
6th: Peter Suddarth, Valdosta, Ga., three bass, 7-12, $443
7th: Stephen Walls, Marietta, Ga., four bass, 7-8, $402
8th: Ken Smith, Cornelia, Ga., four bass, 6-15, $362
9th: Jason Boyett, Atlanta, Ga., three bass, 6-13, $302
Randy Smith, Fayetteville, Ga., three bass, 6-13, $302
Coming up
The next BFL Bulldog Division tournament is scheduled for April 16 on Lake Sinclair in Milledgeville, Ga. After the fifth Bulldog Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 13-15 Regional Championship on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Ala. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
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