Parker Wins Bass Fishing League Tournament on Logan Martin Lake
PELL CITY, Ala. (Aug. 27, 2007) - Boater Blake Parker of Harpersville, Ala., won the Bass Fishing League Dixie Division Super Bass Fishing Tournament on Logan Martin Lake with a two-day catch of 10 bass weighing 27 pounds, 14 ounces. The victory earned Parker $6,024 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Lake Seminole Regional Championship in Bainbridge, Ga., Oct. 25-27, where he could ultimately win a new 519VX Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.
Parker caught his bass throwing a War Eagle jig in 1 to 5 feet of water near brush piles.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Sam Roy of Wilsonville, Ala. (10 bass, 27-00, $3,544); Scott Canterbury of Odenville, Ala. (10 bass, 26-06, $2,363); Clinton Nail of Sterrett, Ala. (10 bass, 25-14, $1,654) and Patrick Dobbins of Opelika, Ala. (10 bass, 25-07, $1,418).
Parker also took home the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award, earning $1,057 for a 5-pound, 4-ounce bass.
Terry Pennington of Auburn, Ala., earned $3,544 as the co-angler winner thanks to 10 bass weighing 20 pounds, 9 ounces that he caught while fishing a Lucky Craft Gunfish and other top-water baits.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Roger Brown of Tallassee, Ala. (10 bass, 20-04, $1,772); Bruce Frazier of Newnan, Ga. (10 bass, 18-14, $1,179); Ricky Adrian of Forestdale, Ala. (10 bass, 18-04, $827) and Lance Moore of Westover, Ala. (10 bass, 17-07, $709).
Dewey McDaniel of New Brockman, Ala., earned $529 as the co-angler Big Bass winner after catching a 4-pound, 7-ounce bass.
