"It's a very good feeling to win," said Nichol. "I feel very blessed. There are so many good fisherman in the Savannah River division."
Nichol said he caught his fish on a 1/2-ounce green pumpkin-colored jig with a green pumpkin-colored Zoom Speed Craw. Another angler from Gainesville and one each from Pendergrass, Cornelia and Elberton also finished in the top 10. The top co-anglers included fishermen from Cumming and Cleveland.
Rounding out the top 10 pros were:
2nd: Mike Bouknight, Greenwood, S.C., 10 bass, 23-5, $2,752 + $300 Evinrude Bonus
3rd: Trent Gober, Pendergrass, 10 bass, 23-2, $1,835
4th: Trad Whaley, Abbeville, S.C., nine bass, 21-0, $1,284
5th: Thomas Thomas, Harlem, Ga., eight bass, 20-14, $1,101
6th: Eric Jeter, Asheville, N.C., 10 bass, 20-12, $1,009
7th: Rick Steckelberg, Gainesville, 10 bass, 20-9, $917
8th: Adam Rice, Anderson, S.C., nine bass, 20-0, $826
9th: Daryl McClellon, Cornelia, 10 bass, 19-6, $734
10th: Jeremy Strong, Elberton, 10 bass, 19-0, $642 + $300 Evinrude Bonus
Complete results can be found at FLWOutdoors.com.
Renee Price of Seneca, S.C., weighed in a two-day total of seven bass weighing 18 pounds, 6 ounces Sunday to win $2,752 in the co-angler division.
Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Thomas Moore, Simpsonville, S.C., nine bass, 16-5, $1,376
3rd: James Akins, Cumming, seven bass, 14-1, $918
4th: Dean Mullett, Marietta, Ga., seven bass, 12-15, $642
5th: Neal Watson, Martin, Ga., five bass, 10-15, $550
6th: Bob Brown, Seneca, S.C., seven bass, 10-4, $505
7th: Michael Smith, Piedmont, S.C., five bass, 9-10, $459
8th: Tim Whitaker, Fairview, N.C., six bass, 8-15, $413
9th: Charles Parker, Cleveland, five bass, 8-13, $367
10th: Jeff Rikard, Leesville, S.C., three bass, 8-9, $321
The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 10-12 Regional Championship on Lake Lanier. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518 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
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