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FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL)
Illini Division Super Tournament
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(Sep. 08, 2008 - Golconda, IL.)... Boater Herbie Booher of West Paducah, Ky., won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Illini Division Super Tournament on the Ohio River with a two-day catch of nine bass weighing 24 pounds, 8 ounces. The victory earned Booher $3,913.
Booher said he fished barge tie ups on the Tennessee River and caught his fish on a black and red tube. Â
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Rounding out the top five boaters are Rick Byrnes of Tamaroa, Ill. (10 bass, 24-06, $2,302); Bobby McMullin of Pevely, Mo. (10 bass, 22-05, $1,536); Bill Walker of Mulkeytown, Ill. (10 bass, 20-14, $1,074) and Matt Wolfe of Collinsville, Ill. (10 bass, 20-04, $921).
Booher took home the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award, earning $540 for a 6-pound, 8-ounce bass that he caught.
Timothy Lane of Momence, Ill., earned $2,302 as the co-angler winner thanks to eight bass weighing 17 pounds, 11 ounces that he caught on a Spro crankbait near stumps in the creeks and main river.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Christopher Cunningham of Green Valley, Ill. (seven bass, 17-01, $1,151); Gary Bettis of Olney, Ill. (nine bass, 16-07, $767); Bradley Smith of St. Jacob, Ill. (10 bass, 15-07, $537) and James Schubert of Mount Vernon, Ill. (nine bass, 13-15, $460).
Cunningham earned $270 as the co-angler Big Bass winner after catching a 4-pound, 9-ounce bass on a creature bait.
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 Kentucky/Barkley Lakes Regional Championship in Gilbertsville, Ky., Oct. 2-4, 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. |
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