Colby Schrumpf of Highland, Ill., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces Saturday, May, 1, 2010 to win $3,545 in the FLW BFL Illini Division tournament on Rend Lake. He was fishing the Gum Creek area in 8-10 feet of water catching suspended fish with crankbaits.
The remaining top 10 anglers were:
2nd: Dan McDowell, Mattoon, Ill., five bass, 15-9, $1,773
3rd: Aaron McManaway, Altamont, Ill., five bass, 13-1, $2,181*
4th: Robert Atchison, Whittington, Ill., five bass, 11-7, $827
5th: Wes Cummins, Shattuc, Ill., five bass, 11-4, $709
6th: Bradley Smith, Saint Jacob, Ill., five bass, 10-15, $650
7th: Travis Lloyd, Kinmundy, Ill., three bass, 10-10, $591
8th: Jerry Walker, Zeigler, Ill., four bass, 10-4, $532
9th: Clifford Pass, Lenzburg, Ill., four bass, 9-7, $473
10th: Ray Arning, Jr., Walnut Hill, Ill., five bass, 9-5, $414
*Winnings include $1000 Evinrude bonus
Greg Mullins of Mt. Vernon, Ill., caught four bass weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday, May 1, 2010 to win $1,773 in the FLW BFL Illini Co-angler Division on Rend Lake. Mullins was flipping soft plastics into bushes on the north end of the lake.
The remaining top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Adam Settelmyer, Lockport, Ill., three bass, 6-3, $738
2nd: Donnie Shaffer, Odin, Ill., three bass, 6-3, $738
4th: Christopher Cunningham, Green Valley, Ill., three bass, 5-8, $414
5th: Dale Montgomery, Marion, Ill., two bass, 5-6, $355
6th: James Whitehorn, Dolton, Ill., two bass, 5-5, $325
7th: Brian McMahon, Evergreen Park, Ill., two bass, 5-1, $295
8th: Charles Dammerman, Mount Auburn, Ill., one bass, 5, $266
9th: Aaron Arning, Walnut Hill, Ill., one bass, 4-7, $236
10th: Mario Rossi, Granite City, Ill., two bass, 4-6, $207
The next BFL Illini Division tournament is scheduled for May 22, at Lake Shelbyville in Shelbyville, Ill. After the fifth Illini Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Regional Championship at Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Ky.,on Oct. 7-9, 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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