BFL on Grand Lake 1 Oct 2011

[Mike Cork]

Shonn Goodwin of Moore, Okla., caught a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 31 pounds, 0 ounces Oct. 1-2 to win $5,997 plus a $1,000 Mercury bonus in the Walmart BFL Okie Division tournament on Grand Lake.  Goodwin was along banks and flats near mid lake using crankbaits and spinnerbaits to catch his bass.

WHO:               The remaining top 10 anglers:
                        2nd:    Shawn Gordon, Russellville, Ark., 10 bass, 29-7, $2,999
                        3rd:     Chris Torkleson, Sand Springs, Okla., 10 bass, 24-14, $1,997
                        4th:     Chance Shearwood, Stigler, Okla., 10 bass, 24-10, $1,399
                        5th:     Ron Shaw, Moore, Okla., 10 bass, 24-3, $1,199
                        6th:     Wade Ramsey, Newalla, Okla., 10 bass, 23-14, $1,100
                        7th:     Craig Torkleson, Sand Springs, Okla., 10 bass, 23-4, $1,000
                        8th:     Kirk Washburn, Harrah, Okla., 10 bass, 22-15, $900
                        9th:     Allen Rude, Wynnewood, Okla., nine bass, 22-10, $800
                        10th:   Walter Andries, Coweta, Okla., 10 bass, 21-15, $700

WHAT:              Dale Roden of Stillwater, Okla., caught a two-day total of eight bass weighing 17 pounds, 7 ounces Oct. 1-2 to win $2,999 in the Co-angler Division.  Roden was fishing up the river and using square-bill crankbaits to catch his bass.

WHO:               The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
                        2nd:    Jason Sandidge, Centerton, Ark., eight bass, 17-4, $1,499
                        3rd:     Ron Hummingbird, Grove, Okla., eight bass, 16-12, $996
                        4th:     Matt Ellis, Muskogee, Okla., eight bass, 16-4, $700
                        5th:     Jerome Potter, Siloam Springs, Ark., eight bass, 15-9, $600
                        6th:     Dylan Duncan, Kansas, Okla., eight bass, 14-15, $550
                        7th:     Chuck Nelson, Elmore City, Okla., six bass, 14-6, $500
                        8th:     Gary Lower, Iola, Kan., seven bass, 14-4, $450
                        9th:     Clint Williams, Fayetteville, Ark., six bass, 14-3, $400
                        10th:   Don Benson, Eufaula, Okla., six bass, 14-0, $350