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Wagner wins Walmart BFL tourney on Detroit River

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Boater Heath Wagner of Angola, Ind., earned $3,021 plus a $1,000 Mercury bonus as the winner of the Aug. 27 BFL Michigan Division event on the Detroit River. Angler: Heath Wagner.
August 27, 2011 • MLF • Archives

Boater Heath Wagner of Angola, Ind., caught a five-bass limit weighing 22 pounds, 3 ounces Aug. 27 to win $3,021 plus a $1,000 Mercury bonus in the Walmart BFL Michigan Division tournament on the Detroit River. Wagner used crankbaits in 12 feet of water on the north shore of Lake Erie.

Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:

2nd: James Dixon, Southfield, Mich., five bass, 20-12, $1,511

3rd: Matthew Malmquist, White Lake, Mich., five bass, 20-6, $1,007

4th: Todd Schmitz, Goshen, Ind., five bass, 19-7, $705

5th: Ben Felton, Marshall, Mich., five bass, 19-1, $604

6th: David Kolodziej, Sterling Heights, Mich., five bass, 18-11, $554

7th: John Zubkoff, Monroe, Mich., five bass, 18-9, $504

8th: Scott Dobson, Clarkston, Mich., five bass, 18-7, $453 + $1,000 Evinrude bonus

9th: Chris Williams, South Lyon, Mich., five bass, 17-14, $403

10th: Mark Modrak, China Township, Mich., five bass, 17-13, $352

Soulliere winning co-angler

Derrick Soulliere of Belle River, Ontario, earned $1,511 as the co-angler winner of the Aug. 27 BFL Michigan Division event.

Derrick Soulliere of Belle River, Ontario, caught a five-bass limit weighing 22 pounds, 4 ounces Aug. 27 to win $1,511 in the Co-angler Division. Soulliere was drop-shotting tubes in the St. Clair River at depths of 12 to 26 feet deep.

Rounding out the remaining top 10 co-anglers:

2nd: Chuck Hasty, Toledo, Ohio, five bass, 20-15, $755

3rd: John Duwel, Cincinnati, Ohio, five bass, 19-7, $504

4th: Tony Grubb, Ann Arbor, Mich., five bass, 18-8, $352

5th: Jay Ahonen, Ortonville, Mich., five bass, 17-10, $302

6th: Larry Kitchel, Logansport, Ind., five bass, 17-5, $277

7th: Rick Roberts, Macomb, Mich., five bass, 17-0, $252

8th: Cody Kelley, Schoolcraft, Mich., five bas, 16-10, $227

9th: Joseph Nega, Chicago, Ill., five bass, 16-5, $201

10th: Larry Riley, Newark, Ohio, five bass, 16-3, $176

Coming up

The next BFL Michigan Division tournament is scheduled for Sept. 24-25 on the St. Clair River in Harrison Township, Mich. After the fifth Michigan Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 20-22 Regional Championship on the Barren River in Scottsville, Ky. 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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