Weisenburger nets title on Ohio River
Lyon takes co-angler honors
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. – Kyle Weisenburger of Ottawa, Ohio, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 9 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Buckeye Division event on the Ohio River at Tanner’s Creek. For his victory, Weisenburger earned $3,418.
Rounding out the top 10 pros:
2nd: Kaoru O’Bryan, Crestwood, Ky., five bass, 8-6, $1,709
3rd: Larry Sisk, Evansville, Ind., five bass, 7-10, $968
3rd: David Spivey, Hamilton, Ohio, five bass, 7-10, $968 + $300 Evinrude Bonus
5th: Phil Wiggins, Goshen, Ohio, five bass, 7-2, $684
6th: Frank McClain, Scottsburg, Ind., five bass, 7-1, $627
7th: Chris Wilkinson, Farmersburg, Ind., five bass, 6-13, $570
8th: Wes Campbell, Brookville, Ohio, five bass, 6-7, $513
9th: Dick Shaffer, Rockford, Ohio, four bass, 6-3, $456
10th: Michael Koetting, Melbourne, Ky., four bass, 5-14, $399
Complete results can be found here.
Lyon claims co-angler title
Brad Lyon of Columbus, Ohio, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 8 pounds, 10 ounces Saturday to win $1,709 in the co-angler division.
Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Brody Campbell, Oxford, Ohio, five bass, 7-4, $855
3rd: Trent Norman, Cincinnati, Ohio, five bass, 6-10, $570
4th: Brent Jones, Okeana, Ohio, five bass, 5-12, $399
5th: Jason Skipworth, Rising Sun, Ind., four bass, 4-11, $342
6th: David Palmer, Sandusky, Ohio, four bass, 4-4, $313
7th: Greg Marshall, Paris, Ky., one bass, 4-0, $270
7th: Benjamin Runyan, Goshen, Ohio, three bass, 4-0, $270
9th: Darrell Carroll, Independence, Ky., three bass, 3-14, $213
9th: Doug Ruster, New Palestine, Ind., three bass, 3-14, $213
Complete co-angler results can be found here.
The final BFL Buckeye Division tournament of 2013 is scheduled for Sept. 7-8 on the Ohio River at Tanner’s Creek in Lawrenceburg, Ind. After the last divisional tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 3-5 Regional Championship at Chesapeake Bay in North East, Md. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 40 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the EverStart Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.
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