Wayne Diffee of Oakhurst, Okla., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 9 ounces Saturday, June 5, 2010 to win $4,199 in the FLW BFL Okie Division tournament on Grand Lake. On a hot and sunny day Diffee was using crankbaits in shallow water near Duck Creek to bag his limit.
The remaining top 10 anglers were:
2nd: Paul Smith, Copan, Okla., five bass, 19-1, $2,100
3rd: Derek Fulps, Broken Arrow, Okla., five bass, 18-10, $1,398br /> 4th: Bo Byers, Bixby, Okla., five bass, 17-12, $980
5th: Steve Bradfield, Claremore, Okla., five bass, 17-7, $840
6th: Ron Shaw, Moore, Okla., five bass, 17-3, $770
7th: Raymond Renfroe, Bartlesville, Okla., five bass, 17, $1,700*
8th: John Wynn, Bentonville, Okla., five bass, 16-12, $630
9th: Jason Christie, Park Hill, Okla., five bass, 16-9, $560
10th: Andy Littlejohn, Commerce, Okla., five bass, 16-7, $490
*Includes $1,000 Evinrude bonus
Damon Duncan of Kansas, Okla., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 13 ounces Saturday, June 5, 2010 to win $2,100 in the FLW BFL Okie Co-angler Division on Grand Lake. Duncan was fishing mid lake in 5-12 foot depths with Mad Cow and Elk River jigs to sack his limit.
The remaining top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Justin Tye, Westville, Okla., five bass, 15-12, $1,050
3rd: Jason Duggan, Inola, Okla., five bass, 15-11, $701
4th: Chad King, Davis, Okla., five bass, 15-10, $490
5th: Kevin Berry, Gentry, Ark., five bass, 15-7, $420
6th: Gary Snyder, Bixby, Okla., five bass, 15, $385
7th: Dick Hindman, Sapulpa, Okla., five bass, 14-15, $350
8th: Marc Logan, Edmond, Okla., five bass, 14-13, $315
9th: Patrick Weir, Broken Arrow, Okla., five bass, 14-9, $280
10th: Darin Crowder, Collinsville, Okla., five bass, 13-14, $245
The next BFL Okie Division tournament is scheduled for June 26, at the Arkansas River in Muskogee, Okla. After the fifth Okie Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Regional Championship at Lake Texoma in Denison, Texas., on Oct. 14-16 for a chance to win a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.
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