BALDWIN WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE HOOSIER DIVISION FINALE ON OHIO RIVER

                                                                                          

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LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (Sept. 14, 2015) –

of Waynesville, Ohio, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 8 pounds even Sunday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Hoosier Division Super Tournament on the Ohio River with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 18 pounds, 1 ounce. For his victory, Baldwin earned $5,690.

According to tournament reports, Baldwin caught his winning weights by fishing shallow wood in creeks with a spinnerbait and buzzbait.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st:          Brad Baldwin, Waynesville, Ohio, 10 bass, 18-1, $5,690

2^nd:         John Bitter, Maitland, Fla., nine bass, 15-5, $2,845

3^rd:          Clyde McNaron, Trenton, Ohio, eight bass, 14-6, $1,897

4^th:          Matt McCoy, Indianapolis, Ind., eight bass, 13-14, $1,328

5^th:          Brandon Houston, Burlington, Ky., nine bass, 13-13, $1,138

6^th:          Ken Garbe, Loveland, Ohio, 10 bass, 13-13, $1,043

7^th:          Sean Gillenwater, Bloomington, Ind., nine bass, 12-15, $948

8^th:          Eric Moore, Hamilton, Ohio, 10 bass, 12-5, $853

9^th:          Tilford Head, Hamilton, Ohio, seven bass, 12-4, $759

10^th:        Kyle Weisenburger, Ottawa, Ohio, nine bass, 12-1, $664

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

McNaron caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 14 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $742.

Ron Weisenburger of Continental, Ohio, won the co-angler division and $2,845 with a two-day total of eight bass weighing 11 pounds, 5 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st:          Ron Weisenburger, Continental, Ohio, eight bass, 11-5, $2,845

2^nd:         Joey Von Hoene, Erlanger, Ky., five bass 9-4, $1,422

3^rd:          William Spivey, Hamilton, Ohio, eight bass, 8-10, $948

4^th:          Derek Buchanan, Madison, Ind., seven bass, 8-5, $664

5^th:          Ray Yocum, Waynesville, Ohio, four bass, 8-5, $569

6^th:          Brody Campbell, Oxford, Ohio, six bass, 8-4, $522

7^th:          J.R. Selke, Waynesville, Ohio, four bass, 7-12, $474

8^th:          Dan Whitley, Mooresville, Ind., five bass, 7-11, $427

9^th:          Rodney Roe, Morehead, Ky., four bass, 6-11, $379

10^th:        Kenny Mitchell, Franklin, Ohio, five bass, 6-0, $332

Von Hoene caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $371.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings now qualify for the Oct. 15-17 Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. 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.