Co-Angler Title Goes to Martinsville’s Pruitt

FALLS OF ROUGH, Ky. (July 1, 2019) – Boater John Melton of Corydon, Indiana, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Hoosier Division tournament on Rough River Lake Saturday after catching five bass weighing 13 pounds, 12 ounces. Melton netted $4,838 for his win.

According to post-tournament reports, Melton caught his limit near the dam, throwing a topwater lure and soft plastics.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st:          John Melton, Corydon, Ind., five bass, 13-12, $2,838 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd:         Brody Campbell, Oxford, Ohio, five bass, 13-9, $1,734

3^rd:         Todd Hensley, New Albany, Ind., four bass, 9-10, $1,255

4^th:         Mike Quinlin, Mooresville, Ind., five bass, 9-10, $805

5^th:         Rob Flowers, Lawrenceburg, Ind., four bass, 9-2, $718

6^th:         Jake Morris, McKee, Ky., four bass, 8-6, $520

7^th:         Jay Ellis, Celina, Ohio, five bass, 7-10, $573

8^th:         Richard Ison, New Washington, Ind., three bass, 7-6, $426

9^th:         Scott Bateman, Jasper, Ind., three bass, 7-5, $378

10^th:       Drew Boggs, Lebanon, Tenn., four bass, 6-13, $331

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Campbell caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $315.

Michael Pruitt of Martinsville, Indiana, won the Co-angler Division and $1,374 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 8 pounds, 9 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st:          Michael Pruitt, Martinsville, Ind., four bass, 8-9, $1,374

2^nd:         Roger Seitzinger, Lawrenceville, Ill., three bass, 7-12, $989

3^rd:         Talmadge Marcum, McKee, Ky., three bass, 6-12, $459

4^th:         Mike Hamaker, Cicero, Ind., three bass, 6-4, $321

5^th:         Jordan Loveless, Indianapolis, Ind., two bass, 5-15, $275

6^th:         Ronnie Gill, Indianapolis, Ind., two bass, 5-4, $252

7^th:         Leroy Miller, Napoleon, Ohio, three bass, 4-8, $229

8^th:         William Kissinger, Knoxville, Tenn., two bass, 4-7, $206

9^th:         James McWhorter, Hamilton, Ohio, three bass, 4-6, $183

10^th:       Tim McCue, New Whiteland, Ind., three bass, 4-3, $160

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. 17-19 BFL Regional Championship presented by Evinrude on Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tennessee. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2019 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. The 2020 BFL All-American will be held April 30-May 2 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina, and is hosted by Visit Anderson. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

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