Aaron Harrelson of Glen, Mississippi, weighed four bass totaling 18 pounds, 2 ounces, Sunday to win the Mississippi Division Super Tournament on Pickwick Lake with a two-day total of nine bass weighing 32 pounds, 9 ounces. Harrelson took home a $6,638 check for his win. (FLW)
HARRELSON WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION FINALE ON PICKWICK LAKE
Earnest wins co-angler title
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IUKA, Miss. (Sept. 21, 2015) – Aaron Harrelson of Glen, Mississippi, weighed four bass totaling 18 pounds, 2 ounces, Sunday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Mississippi Division Super Tournament on Pickwick Lake with a two-day total of nine bass weighing 32 pounds, 9 ounces. For his victory, Harrelson earned $6,638.
“I caught my fish in 8-foot depths near grass on a red worm and a chartreuse and white-colored spinnerbait,” said Harrelson of his first career win in FLW competition. “I also caught some on a G-Bait Custom Lures Jig.”
Harrelson said he caught each of his nine keepers over the course of the tournament at his mid-lake area.
“I was fortunate enough to be fishing grass that no one else was on,” said Harrelson “What made it special was a little ditch that ran through the area. It was about 2 feet deeper than the grass around it, and made for a great flipping spot.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Aaron Harrelson, Glen, Miss., nine bass, 32-9, $6,638
2nd: Kevin Wright, Waterloo, Ala., 10 bass, 32-4, $3,319
3rd: Larry Materia, Collierville, Tenn., 10 bass, 32-2, $2,213
4th: Jade Keeton, Florence, Ala., 10 bass, 32-1, $1,549
5th: Kyle Lewellen, Byhalia, Miss., 10 bass, 31-15, $1,328
6th: Danny Holloway, Corinth, Miss., 10 bass, 29-9, $1,217
7th: Tim Fox, Meridan, Miss., 10 bass, 29-1, $1,106
8th: Taylor Luna, Muscle Shoals, Ala., 10 bass, 28-5, $996
9th: Nathan Ennis, Collierville, Tenn., 10 bass, 26-1, $885
10th: Brandon Perkins, Counce, Tenn., 10 bass, 25-10, $774
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Jason Cordell of Pelahatchie, Mississippi, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division Friday. The fish weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $952.
Jennings Earnest of Guin, Alabama, won the co-angler division and $3,267 with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 26 pounds, 4 ounces.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: Jennings Earnest, Guin, Ala., 10 bass, 26-4, $3,267
2nd: Jimmy Washam, Covington, Tenn., eight bass, 23-7, $1,633
3rd: Farley Fondren, Maben, Miss., eight bass, 22-9, $1,091
4th: Jesse Wiggins, Cullman, Ala., seven bass, 22-7, $762
5th: Ryan Moore, Cedar Bluff, Miss., six bass, 18-4, $653
6th: Craig Mayo, Corinth, Miss., seven bass, 16-7, $599
7th: Doug Young, Caledonia, Miss., six bass, 16-5, $544
8th: Tim White, West Point, Miss., seven bass, 15-8, $490
9th: Stephen Brown, Arlington, Tenn., six bass, 14-6, $436
10th: Mitchell Bond, Collins, Miss., seven bass, 14-2, $381
Wiggins caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $469.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings now qualify for the Oct. 22-24 Regional Championship on Neely Henry Lake in Gadsden, Alabama. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.
