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DeGrandcourt Wins T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League Opener on Kerr Lake

-Press Release, FLW Fishing

Boater R.J. DeGrandcourt of Clarksville, Virginia, caught five bass Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Shenandoah Division opener on Kerr Lake. For his catch, DeGrandcourt took home $2,585.

According to post-tournament reports, DeGrandcourt caught his bass fishing flats on the upper end of the lake with a Bomber Speed Shad crankbait.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

 

1st:          R.J. DeGrandcourt, Clarksville, Va., five bass, 18-7, $2,585

 

2nd:         Ben Dalton, Keeling, Va., five bass, 16-5, $1,175

 

3rd:          Travis Lugar, McGaheysville, Va., five bass, 15-9, $784

 

4th:          Jack Dice, Lynchburg, Va., five bass, 15-0, $759

 

4th:          Thomas Svec, Chesapeake, Va., five bass, 15-0, $509

 

6th:          Curtis Talbott, Forest, Va., five bass, 14-15, $631

 

7th:          Michael Delvisco, Dandridge, Tenn., five bass, 14-1, $392

 

8th:          Derik Hudson, Concord, Va., five bass, 13-11, $752

 

9th:          Rick Hawkins, Roanoke, Va., five bass, 13-10, $313

 

10th:        Craig Wright, Rustburg, Va., four bass, 13-1, $150

 

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

DeGrandcourt also caught a 6-pound, 9-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $235.

Kyle Richardt of Raleigh, North Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $1,175 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 12 pounds, 7 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

 

1st:          Kyle Richardt, Raleigh, N.C., five bass, 12-7, $1,175

 

2nd:         Trey Grow, Mechanicsville, Va., five bass, 11-6, $587

 

3rd:          Louis Britos, Disputanta, Va., five bass, 10-10, $393

 

4th:          Jamie Newton, Falls Church, Va., four bass, 10-9, $254

 

4th:          Timothy Kinder, Manassas, Va., five bass, 10-9, $354

 

6th:          Brandt Thompson , Richmond, Va., five bass, 10-7, $215

 

7th:          Gregory Chuhta, Germantown, Md., five bass, 10-5, $196

 

8th:          Danny Crickenberger, Charlottesville, Va., four bass, 10-0, $293

 

9th:          Billy Brown, Dahlgren, Va., five bass, 9-13, $157

 

10th:        Al Berkley, Madison Heights, Va., five bass, 9-12, $50

 

Crickenberger caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 12 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $117.

The tournament was hosted by the Vance County Tourism Development Authority.

Boater R.J. DeGrandcourt of Clarksville, Virginia, caught five bass Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Shenandoah Division opener on Kerr Lake. For his catch, DeGrandcourt took home $2,585. (Photo courtesy FLW Fishing)

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. 10-12 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Hartwell in Seneca, South Carolina, presented by Navionics. 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 2019 BFL All-American will be held May 30-June 1 at the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland, and is hosted by the Charles County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism and the Commissioners of Charles County. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

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