PIKE WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SHENANDOAH DIVISION FINALE ON THE POTOMAC RIVER

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MARBURY, Md. (Sept. 28, 2015) – Cody Pike of Powhatan, Virginia, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 4 ounces Sunday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division Super Tournament on the Potomac River with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 30 pounds, 2 ounces. For his victory, Pike earned $4,668.

According to tournament reports, Pike fished north of the takeoff location, targeting ditches in between two creeks. He caught the majority of his fish on an unnamed crankbait and a vibrating jig.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Cody Pike, Powhatan, Va., 10 bass, 30-2, $4,668

2nd:         Matthew Caffi, Fairfax, Va., 10 bass, 29-15, $2,334

3rd:          Lenny Baird, Stafford, Va., 10 bass, 29-8, $1,557

4th:          Thomas Harris, Beaverdam, Va., 10 bass, 28-5, $1,089

5th:          Shane Burns, Durham, N.C., 10 bass, 28-5, $934

6th:          Gary Marean, Manassas, Va., 10 bass, 25-11, $856

7th:          Bill Hamilton, Huntingtown, Md., 10 bass, 24-13, $778

8th:          Geoffrey Hill, Rocky Mount, Va., 10 bass, 24-9, $700

9th:          Rick Chenoweth, Fredericksburg, Va., 10 bass, 22-12, $622

10th:        Terry King, Brookneal, Va., 10 bass, 21-5, $545

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Jerry Gray of Glen Allen, Virginia, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division Friday. The fish weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $547.

David Williams of Fredericksburg, Virginia, won the co-angler division and $2,334 with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 23 pounds, 10 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          David Williams, Fredericksburg, Va., 10 bass, 23-10, $2,334

2nd:         Greg Ravitsky, Ashburn, Va., nine bass, 22-1, $1,167

3rd:          Wes Campbell, Centerville, Ohio, eight bass, 21-4, $779

4th:          Aaron Bartlett, Mechanicsville, Va., nine bass, 21-0, $545

5th:          Jerry Pyles, Middletown, Md., seven bass, 20-12, $467

6th:          Sergio Render, Christiansburg, Va., eight bass, 19-14, $428

7th:          Otto Hecht, Stafford, Va., eight bass, 19-11, $389

8th:          Derek Brown, Charlottesville, Va., nine bass, 19-6, $350

9th:          Lawrence Aucoin, Durham, N.C., seven bass, 17-10, $311

10th:        Darrin Wells, Woodbridge, Va., 10 bass, 17-8, $272

Pyles caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $274.

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

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