Pickett Jr. Walks Away With Pickwick Title

Allen nets co-angler prize

IUKA, Miss. – Lloyd Pickett Jr. of Bartlett, Tenn., weighed a two-day total of 10 bass totaling 39 pounds, 6 ounces to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Mississippi Division Super Tournament on Pickwick Lake Sunday. For his victory, Pickett earned $8,690.

According to tournament reports, Pickett fished a Carolina-rigged Zoom Trick Worm and a Zoom Brush Hog, targeting grass for his winning limits. He won by nearly 7 pounds, and the win pushed his career earnings with FLW to more than $397,000.

Rounding out the top 10 pros:

2^nd:          Josh Benford, Muscle Shoals, Ala., 10 bass, 32-7, $2,845

3^rd:          Alan Langford, Tupelo, Miss., 10 bass, 29-13, $1,897

4^th:           Jim Phillips, Greenwood, Miss., eight bass, 27-13, $1,328

5^th:           Jim Little, Corinth, Miss., 10 bass, 26-2, $1,138

6^th:           Ed Williams, Jackson, Miss., eight bass, 24-13, $1,043

7^th:           Robert Bridges, Brandon, Miss., seven bass, 24-6, $948

8^th:           Kevin Wright, Waterloo, Ala., eight bass, 24-3, $853

9^th:           Scott Towry, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., nine bass, 23-7, $759

10^th:        Tim Fox, Meridian, Miss., eight bass, 22-2, $664 + $300 Evinrude Bonus              

Complete results can be found by clicking here.

Allen wins co-angler title

Mike Allen of Crystal Springs, Miss., weighed in a two-day total of eight bass totaling 17 pounds, 5 ounces to win $2,845 in the co-angler division Sunday.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:

2^nd:          Eddie Laster, Morton, Miss., six bass, 16-15, $1,422

3^rd:          Scott Brown, Lucedale, Miss., four bass, 14-7, $948

4^th:           Randall Gilmore, Brandon, Miss., three bass, 13-1, $664

5^th:           Victor Hawkins, Sugar Land, Texas, five bass, 12-15, $569

6^th:           Lance Jackson, Starkville, Miss., six bass, 12-15, $522

7^th:           Chris Brown, Kosciusko, Miss., four bass, 12-2, $474

8^th:           Larry Chastain, Laurel, Miss., three bass, 11-9, $427

9^th:           Jason James, Corinth, Miss., three bass, 11-7, $379

10^th:        Todd Ware, Meridian, Miss., four bass, 11-6, $332

Complete co-angler results can be found by clicking here.

The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 16-18 Regional Championship on Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Jasper, Texas. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C 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 Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

About FLW

FLW is the industry’s premier tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money nationwide in 2014 over the course of 229 tournaments across five tournament circuits, four of which provide an avenue to the sport’s richest payday and most coveted championship trophy – the Forrest Wood Cup. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world. For more information about FLW visit FLWOutdoors.com and look for FLW on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.