Chapman Wins Bass Fishing League Tournament At 1000 Islands

Boater Bill Chapman of Salt Rock, W. Va. caught a five-bass limit weighing 25 pounds to win the July 23 BFL Northeast Division bass fishing tournament at 1000 Islands to earn $4,205. Vince Lawyer of Webster, N.Y., was the highest-placing co-angler in the July 23 BFL Northeast Division event, earning $1,603. Chapman was drop-shotting tubes in deep water.

WHO:               The remaining top 10 anglers:
                        2nd:    Merle Wells Jr., Hammond, N.Y., five bass, 20-3, $1,603
                        3rd:     Dean Meckes, Clayton, N.Y., five bass, 19-1, $1,068
                        4th:     Mark Banks, East Aurora, N.Y., five bass, 18-9, $748
                        5th:     Michael, Czaplinski, Hopatcong, N.J., five bass, 18-4, $641
                        6th:     Mike Neilson, Markham, Ontario, five bass, 18-0, $588
                        7th:     Adam Singer, Brookfield, Conn., five bass, 17-15, $534
                        8th:     Justin White, Slippery Rock, Pa., five bass, 17-11, $481
                        9th:     Brian Sanson, Chittenango, N.Y., five bass, 17-4, $427
                        10th:   Mike Hart, Stanhope, N.J., five bass, 17-2, $355
                        10th:   Bud Schosger, Painted Post, N.Y., five bass, 17-2, $355

WHAT:              Vince Lawyer of Webster, N.Y., caught a five-bass limit weighing 22 pounds, 7 ounces July 23 to win $1,603 in the Co-angler Division. Lawyer was also drop-shotting tubes in deep water.

WHO:               The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
                        2nd:    Jeff White, Rhoadesville, Va., five bass, 19-3, $801
                        3rd:     Joseph, Zapf, Whippany, N.J., five bass, 17-9, $533
                        4th:     William Green, Auburn, N.Y., five bass, 16-15, $374
                        5th:     Chris Murdoch, Hilton, N.Y., five bass, 16-9, $307
                        5th:     Bill Spindler, Turnersville, N.J., five bass, 16-9, $307
                        7th:     Robert Sweeney, Baltimore, Md., five bass, 14-12, $267
                        8th:     Joe Horton, Horseheads, N.Y., five bass, 14-6, $240
                        9th:     Kevin Mothersell, Henrietta, N.Y., five bass, 14-5, $214
                        10th:   Brian Carroll, Smyrna, Ga., five bass, 14-2, $187

NOTES:            The next BFL Northeast Division tournament is scheduled for Aug. 20 on Oneida Lake in Brewerton, N.Y. After the fifth Northeast Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 13-15 Regional Championship on Smith Mountain Lake in Huddleston, Va.. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.

Chapman Wins Bass Fishing League Tournament At 1000 Islands

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