Beaver Wins West Point Lake Bass Fishing Tournament
LANETT, Ala. (June 28, 2004) - Boater Division competitor Rodger Beaver of Leesburg, Ga., earned $4,543 Saturday as winner of the Bass Fishing League Bulldog Division bass fishing tournament on West Point Lake in Lanett. The tournament was the fourth of five regular-season Bulldog Division events. The regular season will wrap up Oct. 2-3 with a two-day Super Tournament on Lake Eufaula in Eufaula.
Beaver bested 176 Boater Division competitors with a five-bass catch weighing 17 pounds, 3 ounces. The win is Beaver's fourth career BFL victory and his second top-10 finish of the season.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Gary Gardner of Milner, Ga. (five bass, 13 pounds, 15 ounces, $2,272); Troy Morrow of Toccoa, Ga. (five bass, 10 pounds, 10 ounces, $1,545); Mike Cleveland of Monticello, Ga. (four bass, 10 pounds, 5 ounces, $1,181); and Ronnie Ray of Phenix City, Ala. (five bass, 8 pounds, 13 ounces, $1,000).
Brad Warfield of Sharpsburg, Ga., earned a $500 bonus from Ranger Boats as the highest-finishing participant in the Ranger Cup incentive program. Bob Snellgrove of Warner Robins, Ga., earned $880 as the Boater Division big-bass award winner with a 7-pound, 5-ounce bass.
Jimmie Bailey of Valdosta, Ga., won the 176-competitor Co-angler Division with a five-bass catch weighing 10 pounds, 13 ounces. He earned $2,272 for the win.
In second was Timothy Dehaan of Atlanta with four bass weighing 9 pounds, 11 ounces that earned him $1,136. Finishing third was Edwin Hunt of Duluth, Ga., with a five-bass catch that weighed 9 pounds worth $772. Tied for fourth were George Goodman Jr. of Monticello, Ga., and Bobby Duncan of Leesburg, Ga. Both anglers caught three bass weighing 8 pounds, 11 ounces that earned them $545 each.
Christopher Caldwell of Sherwood, Ark., caught a 5-pound, 13-ounce bass to win Co-angler Division big-bass honors and $440.
