Last Saturday, Monticello’s Byron Kenney caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 10 ounces, to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) presented by T-H Marine on Lake Sinclair presented by Suzuki Marine.
The tournament was the fourth event of the season for the BFL Bulldog Division.
It was the first official tournament this year for Kenney, but his fourth Major League Fishing win. He earned $3,641 for the victory.
“I started fishing docks with a jig, and the Lord just blessed me with the good ones, I guess,” Kenney said. “I didn’t catch a lot of fish. I caught eight or nine. I wish I could say there was some rhyme or reason (to where he caught them), but really it was just covering as much water as possible.”
Kenney said he caught his winning fish on a 1/2-ounce “nothing special” jig.
Top-5 finishers & purses
1. Byron Kenney, Monticello, Ga., five bass, 17-10, $3,641
2. John Pearson, Perry, Ga., five bass, 15-8, $1,820
3. Ryan Thomas, Madison, Ga., five bass, 15-3, $1,214
4. Jamie M. Fountain, East Dublin, Ga., five bass, 15-2, $950
5. David Millsaps, Ranger, Ga., five bass, 13-14, $1,228
Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Michael Dike III of Acworth caught a bass that weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and earned the Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $475, while Covington’s Jacob Chandler won the co-angler division and $1,820 after bringing three bass to the scale that totaled 9 pounds, 15 ounces.
The fifth and final regular-season event for BFL Bulldog Division anglers will be held Aug. 23-24, at Lake Lanier in Gainesville. To register for the event as a boater or co-angler, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com or call 270-252-1000.