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Ledford outfishes field on Laurel Lake

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Boater Terry Ledford of Barbourville, Ky., earned $4,119 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus as winner of the May 7 BFL Mountain Division event on Laurel Lake. Angler: Terry Ledford.
May 7, 2011 • MLF • Archives

Boater Terry Ledford of Barbourville, Ky., caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 11 ounces May 7 to win $4,119 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus in the BFL Mountain Division tournament on Laurel Lake.

Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:

2nd: Tim McDonald, Prestonsburg, Ky., five bass, 15-8, $2,059 plus $1,000 Evinrude bonus

3rd: Brian Wade, Stanford, Ky., five bass, 15-4, $1,374

4th: Richard Cobb V, Richmond, Ky., five bass, 15-2, $892

4th: Tony Patterson, Flat Lick, Ky., five bass, 15-2, $892

6th: Garry Collins, Russell Springs, Ky., five bass, 14-7, $755

7th: Shannon Devere, Berea, Ky., five bass, 14-3, $686

8th: Rusty Smith, Somerset, Ky., five bass, 13-12, $618

9th: Jarrod Hembree, Berea, Ky., five bass, 13-1, $549

10th: Mark Morgan, Science Hill, Ky., four bass, 12-13, $480

Masters winning co-angler

William Masters of Berea, Ky., earned $2,023 as the Co-angler Division winner of the May 7 BFL Mountain event.

William Masters of Berea, Ky., caught a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds to win $2,023 in the Co-angler Division.

Rounding out the remaining top 10 co-anglers:

2nd: Lucas Devere, Berea, Ky., three bass, 8-11, $1,011

3rd: William Sentell, Clinton, Tenn., three bass, 8-1, $674

4th: Michael Couch, Lancaster, Ky., three bass, 7-15, $472

5th: Kevin King, Byrdstown, Tenn., two bass, 7-14, $405

6th: Paul Flatt, Cookeville, Tenn., three bass, 7-11, $371

7th: Dylan Baker, London, Ky., four bass, 7-8, $337

8th: Glen Statemen, Springfield, Ky., two bass, 7-2, $303

9th: Jamie Sowders, Barbourville, Ky., three bass, 7-0, $270

10th: Mark Major, Lancaster, Ky., three bass, 6-15, $236

Coming up

The next BFL Mountain Division tournament is scheduled for June 18 on the Barren River in Scottsville, Ky. After the fifth Mountain 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 pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.

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