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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10^th:        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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10^th:        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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