RUSSELLVILLE -- Conway boater Jerry Williams won the Arkie Division two-day super tournament on Lake Dardanelle by 8 ounces Sunday.
Williams collected $5,619 plus $2,000 in the Ranger Cup program with a total of 10 fish weighing 29 pounds, 12 ounces. He was third after Saturday's opening round with a five-bass limit weighing 14-5, finishing with a limit weighing 15-7.
First-round leader Brandon Lee, of Ratcliff, finished second at 29-4, adding 12-9 to his Saturday haul of 16-11. Kerry Milner, of Bono, finished third at 28-3 with Ashdown's Brad Morgan (26-8) fourth and Mountain Home's Troy Gibson (25-3) and Texan Dicky Newberry (25-3) tying for fifth.
Mabelvale boater Quincy Houchin, a two-time winner on Lake Ouachita, led the final division standings with 1,317 points and earning $8,484. Bryant's Cody Burke (1,305 points) and Mount Ida's Danny Gwinn (1,290 points) completed the top three.
Arkadelphia co-angler Tabitha Lancaster earned $2,602 Sunday for a winning two-day total of six fish weighing 17-9. Lonoke's Niketa Gooden (14-1) finished second and Hot Springs' Stephen Simms (11-12) third.
John Andrews, of Cherry Valley, edged Hot Springs' Ron Knight for the season title among Arkie Division co-anglers. Andrews collected $1,542 during the five tournaments, including two on Dardanelle and one on DeGray Lake.
The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament, from which a top-six finish qualifies one for the BFL All-American. Top BFL winners can advance to the Costa FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.
Sports on 08/29/2016