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FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL)
Savannah River Division Super Tournament
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(Sep. 08, 2008 - Appling, GA.)... Boater Tim Rhyne of Inman, S.C., won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division Super Tournament on Clarks Hill Lake with a two-day catch of 10 bass weighing 29 pounds, 4 ounces. The victory earned Rhyne $4,800.
Rhyne said he caught the majority of his fish on a soft plastic crawdad mid-lake around six-foot dropoffs.  Â
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Rounding out the top five boaters are Keith Hutto of Evans, Ga. (nine bass, 21-01, $2,824); Paul Hanley of Hull, Ga. (nine bass, 18-12, $1,882); Wesley Story of Clarks Hill, S.C. (10 bass, 17-04, $1,318) and Lonnie Fulmer of Batesburg, S.C. (eight bass, 17-02, $1,130).
Rhyne took home the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award, earning $750 for a 5-pound, 15-ounce bass that he caught on a soft plastic crawdad.
Eric Mora of Evans, Ga., earned $2,824 as the co-angler winner thanks to eight bass weighing 15 pounds, 10 ounces that he caught while fishing a Buckeye Lures Wakebait over grass midlake.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Laura Gober of Pendergrass, Ga. (eight bass, 15-06, $1,412); Don Kohli of Lincolnton, Ga. (six bass, 13-14, $940); Todd McAlarney of Elberton, Ga. (six bass, 12-08, $659) and Charles Harbin of Anderson, S.C. (seven bass, 10-15, $565).
Jason Woodring of Hendersonville, N.C., earned $375 as the co-angler Big Bass winner after catching a 6-pound bass by throwing a shaky-head rig.
Following the end of regular-season competition, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on year-end points standings in the division will advance to the no-entry-fee Lake Seminole Regional Championship in Bainbridge, Ga., Oct. 16-18, where they will compete against top qualifiers from three other BFL divisions. At the Regional Championship boaters will fish for a new 198VX Ranger boat and Chevy truck and co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger boat. The top six boaters and top six co-anglers at the Regional Championship will also advance to the 2009 All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million, a potential $140,000 cash prize going to the winning boater and as much as $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing. The winning boater and winning co-angler at the All-American also advance to the no-entry-fee $2 million 2009 Forrest Wood Cup. This event, featuring a top award of $1 million, is the sport’s biggest championship.
The $8.8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League features 28 divisions nationwide. In BFL competition, boaters and co-anglers are randomly paired. Boaters supply the boat and fish from the front deck against other boaters while co-anglers compete from the back deck against other co-anglers.
FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world. In 2008 alone the organization is offering more than 90,000 anglers the chance to win over $40 million through 230 tournaments in 10 circuits targeting bass, walleye, redfish, kingfish and striped bass.
For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, call (270) 252-1000.
Total awards are based on a full field of 200 boats in every tournament. |
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