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Tommy Dillon of Manhattan places
second for $2,343
BERHORST WINS WAL-MART BASS FISHING LEAGUE
EVENT ON LAKE TRUMAN
CLINTON, Mo. (July 24, 2006) - Boater Dennis
Berhorst of Holts Summit, Mo., earned $4,686 Saturday as winner
of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Ozark Division event on Lake
Truman. The tournament was the fourth of five regular-season
Ozark Division events and earned Berhorst 200 points in the Boater
Division.
Berhorst's winning catch of five bass weighed
16 pounds, 6 ounces. Berhorst also took home an additional $1000
for being the highest placing Ranger Cup participant.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Tommy
Dillon of Manhattan, Kan. (five bass, 15 pounds, 3 ounces, $2,343);
Roger Fitzpatrick of Eldon, Mo. (four bass, 11 pounds, 15 ounces,
$1,562); Rick Johnston of Oronogo, Mo., (three bass, 11 pounds,
7 ounces, $1,093) and Kazuki Kitajima of Fayetteville, Ark. (three
bass, 10 pounds, 3 ounces, $937).
Johnston also earned an additional $690 for
winning the boater division big bass award with a 6-pound, 14-ounce
bass.
Joe Waggoner of Carthage, Mo., won the Co-angler
Division to earn $2,270 thanks to four bass weighing 11 pounds,
12 ounces.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Steve
Nielsen of Lee's Summit, Mo. (two bass, 7 pounds, 10 ounces,
$1,135); Ross Roberts of Nixa, Mo. (two bass, 5 pounds, 13 ounces,
$757); Chris Bunk of Columbia, Mo. tied with Charles Baker of
Rayville, Mo. (two bass, 5 pounds, 11 ounces, $492).
Tim Schraeder of Springfield, Mo., earned $330
as the co-angler big-bass award winner with a 5-pound bass.
The Ozark Division will wrap up its regular
season Sept. 16-17 with a two-day Super Tournament, the divisions
fifth and final event, on Lake of the Ozarks near Osage Beach,
Mo.
Following the regular season, the boater with
the most points who advances farthest in the Wal-Mart BFL All-American
will earn $10,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points
champion. The co-angler points champion who advances farthest
will earn $5,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points
champion in the Co-angler Division.
Every angler who receives weight credit in
a tournament earns points, with 200 points going to the winner,
199 for second, 198 for third, and so on except for Super Tournaments,
which award 300 points to the winner, 299 for second, 298 for
third, and so on. The top 40 Ozark Division boaters and co-anglers
based on year-end points standings will advance to the Fort Madison
Regional near Fort Madison, Iowa, Oct. 5-7, where they will compete
against Great Lakes, Illini and Michigan anglers for one of six
slots in the 2007 All-American. With a total purse of $1 million
and a potential $140,000 cash prize going to the winning boater
and $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American
is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing.
The $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League
features 28 divisions nationwide. In BFL competition, boaters
and co-anglers are randomly paired, with boaters supplying the
boat and fishing against other boaters and co-anglers fishing
from the back deck against other co-anglers. For more information
or to enter a tournament, call (270) 252-1000 or visit FLWOutdoors.com.
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