Pickett Jr. Wins Walmart Bass Fishing League Mississippi Division Event On Pickwick…Allen Wins Co-Angler Title

IUKA – Lloyd Pickett Jr. of Bartlett, Tenn., weighed a two-day total of 10 bass totaling 39 pounds, 6 ounces to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Mississippi Division super tournament on Pickwick Lake Sunday. For his victory, Pickett earned $8,690.

According to tournament reports, Pickett fished a Carolina-rigged Zoom Trick Worm and a Zoom Brush Hog, targeting grass for his winning limits. He won by nearly seven pounds, and the win pushed his career earnings with FLW to more than $397,000.

Rounding out the top 10 pros were:

                2^nd:          Josh Benford, Muscle Shoals, Ala., 10 bass, 32-7, $2,845

                3^rd:          Alan Langford, Tupelo, Miss., 10 bass, 29-13, $1,897

                4^th:           Jim Phillips, Greenwood, Miss., eight bass, 27-13, $1,328

                5^th:           Jim Little, Corinth, Miss., 10 bass, 26-2, $1,138

                6^th:           Ed Williams, Jackson, Miss., eight bass, 24-13, $1,043

                7^th:           Robert Bridges, Brandon, Miss., seven bass, 24-6, $948

                8^th:           Kevin Wright, Waterloo, Ala., eight bass, 24-3, $853

                9^th:           Scott Towry, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., nine bass, 23-7, $759

                10^th:        Tim Fox, Meridian, Miss., eight bass, 22-2, $664 + $300 Evinrude Bonus

Complete results can be found at FLWOutdoors.com.

Mike Allen of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, weighed in a two-day total of eight bass totaling 17 pounds, 5 ounces to win $2,845 in the co-angler division Sunday.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:

                2^nd:          Eddie Laster, Morton, Miss., six bass, 16-15, $1,422

                3^rd:          Scott Brown, Lucedale, Miss., four bass, 14-7, $948

                4^th:           Randall Gilmore, Brandon, Miss., three bass, 13-1, $664

                5^th:           Victor Hawkins, Sugar Land, Texas, five bass, 12-15, $569

                6^th:           Lance Jackson, Starkville, Miss., six bass, 12-15, $522

                7^th:           Chris Brown, Kosciusko, Miss., four bass, 12-2, $474

                8^th:           Larry Chastain, Laurel, Miss., three bass, 11-9, $427

                9^th:           Jason James, Corinth, Miss., three bass, 11-7, $379

                10^th:        Todd Ware, Meridian, Miss., four bass, 11-6, $332

The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 16-18 Regional Championship on Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Jasper, Texas. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, 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 40 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 presented by Chevy. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.