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 Newberry Wins Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake OuachitaMOUNT IDA, Ark. (Oct. 27, 2008) - Boater Dicky Newberry of Houston, Texas, earned a fully rigged Ranger 198VX and a new Chevy truck Saturday as the winner of the Walmart Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Ouachita in Mount Ida, Ark. The top 40 boaters and the top 40 co-anglers from the Cowboy, Louisiana/Texas, Okie and Ozark divisions competed in the three-day event. Newberry's winning three-day catch of 15 bass weighed 42 pounds, 14 ounces. In addition to the new truck and boat, Newberry earned a ticket to the 2009 $1 million Walmart Bass Fishing League All-American presented by Chevy. The winning boater and co-angler at the All-American will also advance to the $2 million 2009 Forrest Wood Cup. The top six boaters and the top six co-anglers at the regional championship earned a spot to compete in the All-American. Rounding out the top six boaters were Mark Allen of Kemp, Texas (15 bass, 35-05, $4,000); Jeff Holder of Bossier City, La. (15 bass, 33-10, $2,000); Brandon Baker of Hemphill, Texas (15 bass, 33-10, $1,600); Christopher Jones of Pocola, Okla. (15 bass, 29-04, $1,200); and Larry Rea of Stigler, Okla. (11 bass, 28-11, $1,000). Dennie Smith of Seabrook, Texas, earned a new Ranger boat as the co-angler winner, thanks to a three-day total of 10 bass weighing 20 pounds, 11 ounces. Rounding out the top six co-anglers were Jeff Farquhar of Ridgedale, Mo. (eight bass, 18-02, $2,000); James Covington of Denham Springs, La. (10 bass, 16-01, $1,000); Mark Henning of Oklahoma City, Okla. (eight bass, 14-15, $800); Don Meyerett of Castle Rock, Colo. (nine bass, 14-11, $600); and Dennis Spell of Desloge, Mo. (eight bass, 14-05, $500). |
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