Boater Nick Prvonozac of Warren, Ohio, caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 4 ounces May 7 to win $3,804 in the BFL Buckeye Division tournament on Mosquito Lake.
Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:
2nd: Jack Landsaw Jr., Ewing, Ky., five bass, 14-7, $1,902
3rd: Dan Mansky, Youngstown, Ohio, five bass, 14-3, $1,267
4th: Richard Chapman, Cortland, Ohio, five bass, 13-10, $888
5th: Dan Blackert, Akron, Ohio, five bass, 13-9, $761
6th: Butch Dobransky, Canton, Ohio, five bass, 12-15, $697
7th: Edward Hankins, Clinton, Ohio, five bass, 12-14, $634
8th: Bill Cusano, Kingsville, Ohio, five bass, 12-4, $571
9th: Eric Evans, East Canton, Ohio, five bass, 12-3, $507
10th: John Miller, Washington, Pa., five bass, 11-15, $444
Wharton winning co-angler
Brad Wharton of Barnesville, Ohio, caught a five-bass limit weighing 11 pounds, 5 ounces to win $1,897 in the Co-angler Division.
Rounding out the remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Brandon Kupfer, Weirton, W. Va., four bass, 10-9, $949
3rd: Mark Miller, Baltic, Ohio, five bass, 9-1, $633
4th: Jason Fantone, Niles, Ohio, five bass, 8-10, $443
5th: David Scales, Marysville, Ohio, five bass, 8-6, $379
6th: George Prvonozac, Warren, Ohio, five bass, 8-0, $348
7th: Douglas Lyon, Oxford, Ohio, five bass, 7-15, $316
8th: Gary Hoffman, Stoutsville, Ohio, five bass, 7-12, $285
9th: Harry Moore, Clarington, Ohio, five bass, 7-8, $253
10th: David Palmer, Sandusky, Ohio, four bass, 7-6, $221
Coming up
The next BFL Buckeye Division tournament is scheduled for June 18 on Indian Lake in Lakeview, Ohio. After the fifth Buckeye 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 Smith Mountain Lake in Huddleston, Va. 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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