Indian Lake, Ohio, BFL 17 Sept 12

[Mike Cork]

LAKEVIEW, Ohio (Sept. 17, 2012) – Craig Mills of Hamilton, Ohio, weighed a two-day total of nine bass totaling 17 pounds, 7 ounces to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Buckeye Division super tournament on Indian Lake in Lakeview, Ohio, on Sunday. For his victory, Mills earned $7,270.
     
     "I started off on day one fishing the rocks out on the main lake," said Mills. "I was able to catch three on a black and blue-colored jig, and two on a white spinnerbait. I was only able to boat five keepers on the first day, and that put me 4 pounds out of the lead. I knew that if I wanted to win the tournament that I would need to change it up."

     With changing weather conditions and a fresh game plan for day two, Mills decided to investigate some areas where he had found success in the past.

     "On day two, I went to some new areas that I had not fished in a while," Mills continued. "It was very sunny, and the wind had picked up a little bit, so I targeted the windblown banks that had a little breeze pushing into them. I threw a frog and was able to boat two 3½-pounders fairly quickly. I switched back to the jig and was able to catch a couple more. It was pretty tough out there, but the frog bites turned out to be the key for me. I knew that in order to win I was going to have to swing for the fences, so that's what I did."

     Rounding out the top 10 pros were:

          2nd:   Tony Newland, Hamilton, Ohio, nine bass, 17-6, $2,635
          3rd:   Jeremy Penwalte, Fort Jennings, Ohio, nine bass, 16-9, $1,758
          4th:    Nick Prvonozac, Warren, Ohio, nine bass, 16-7, $1,230
          5th:    Jason Schaurer, West Milton, Ohio, 10 bass, 15-10, $1,054
          6th:    Michael Manor, Sidney, Ohio, nine bass, 14-13, $966
          7th:    Gary Ginter, Maplewood, Ohio, six bass, 14-12, $878
          8th:    Mark Hurst, Troy, Ohio, 10 bass, 13-11, $790
          9th:    Dan Fry, Marysville, Ohio, 10 bass, 13-6, $703
          10th: Bob Otto, Beavercreek, Ohio, 10 bass, 13-1, $615

     Complete results can be found at FLWOutdoors.com.

     Brett Warrick of Westerville, Ohio, weighed in seven bass totaling 10 pounds even Sunday to win $2,563 in the co-angler division.

     Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:

          2nd:   James McWhorter, Hamilton, Ohio, eight bass, 9-14, $1,281
          3rd:   Melvin McNeal, Circleville, Ohio, eight bass, 9-14, $853   
          4th:    Brad Lyon, Columbus, Ohio, four bass, 9-7, $598
          5th:    Dave Davenport, Milford, Ohio, seven bass, 8-13, $513
          6th:    Trent Norman, Cincinnati, Ohio, seven bass, 8-5, $470
          7th:    George Ginter, Sidney, Ohio, seven bass, 8-3, $427
          8th:    Adam Smith, Napoleon, Ohio, five bass, 7-3, $384
          9th:    Gary Hammaker, Fort Recovery, Ohio, three bass, 5-14, $342
          10th: Andre Roach, Findlay, Ohio, four bass, 5-4, $299

     The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 11-13 Regional Championship on Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Ky. 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.

[ohio angler]

Wish I would've known about this,  I live about 20 minutes away and could've co-anglered

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