SYKORA WINS T-H MARINE FLW BBFL OZARK DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS

Camdenton’s Strohkirch Takes Co-angler Title

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (Sept. 18, 2017) – Local angler Marcus Sykora of Osage Beach, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Ozark Division tournament on Lake of the Ozarks Sunday with a two-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 37 pounds, 14 ounces. For his victory, Sykora earned $7,071.

According to post-tournament reports, Sykora caught his fish in 14 feet of water near mid-lake brush piles using an unnamed crankbait and a Zoom Brush Hog.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo., 10 bass, 37-14, $7,071

2nd:         Roger Cook, Lebanon, Mo., 10 bass, 36-8, $3,436

3rd:          Adam Boehle, Warrenton, Mo., 10 bass, 35-9, $2,796

4th:          Greg Glandt, Fenton, Mo., 10 bass, 35-1, $1,603

5th:          Dennis Berhorst, Holts Summit, Mo., 10 bass, 34-1, $1,374

6th:          David McCormick, Lee’s Summit, Mo., 10 bass, 32-15, $1,360

7th:          Roger Fitzpatrick, Eldon, Mo., 10 bass, 32-5, $1,145

8th:          Mark Tucker, Kirkwood, Mo., 10 bass, 32-2, $1,031

9th:          Andy Newcomb, Camdenton, Mo., 10 bass, 32-2, $916

10th:        Bob Bueltmann, Osage Beach, Mo., 10 bass, 31-9, $802

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Boehle caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 15 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division. The catch earned him the Boater Big Bass award of $506.

Aaron Strohkirch of Camdenton, Missouri, caught a two-day total of eight bass weighing 28 pounds, 1 ounce, to win the Co-angler Division and $3,436.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Aaron Strohkirch, Camdenton, Mo., eight bass, 28-1, $3,436

2nd:         Reid Kesel, Bonnots Mill, Mo., 10 bass, 27-1, $1,918

3rd:          Ray Larson, Springfield, Ill., 10 bass, 23-1, $1,195

4th:          Nathan Portell, Festus, Mo., nine bass, 22-11, $802

5th:          Charles Frick, Saint Louis, Mo., eight bass, 19-2, $687

6th:          Jordan Williams, Oak Grove, Mo., eight bass, 19-1, $630

7th:          Stephen  Delgado, Lee’s Summit, Mo., eight bass, 18-13, $573

8th:          Brandon Hecker, Camdenton, Mo., six bass, 17-15, $515

9th:          Ernie Wooten, New London, Mo., eight bass, 17-12, $458

10th:        Taylor Harris, Paola, Kan., seven bass, 17-0, $401

Bob Keeth of Dixon, Missouri, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces – and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $506.

The T-H Marine FLW BFL Ozark Division tournament on Lake of the Ozarks was hosted by the Tri-County Lodging Association/Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 5-7 BFL Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

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