Toledo Angler Wins Tournament at Rend Lake

Michael Black of Toledo weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 12 ounces, Saturday to win the first FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Illini Division tournament of 2016 on Rend Lake. For his victory, Black took home $8,240.

According to tournament reports, Black fished in mid-lake areas and used a Custom Cast Lures jig.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

               1^st:          Michael Black, Toledo, Ill., five bass, 19-12, $6,240 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

               2^nd:         Marty Sisk, Evansville, Ind., four bass, 15-1, $2,288

               3^rd:          Travis Gillett, Salem, Ill., five bass, 12-0, $1,525

               4^th:          Toby Corn, West Frankfort, Ill., five bass, 11-15, $1,068

               5^th:          Neil McCord, West Frankfort, Ill., three bass, 8-15, $915

               6^th:          Darren Frazier, Anna, Ill., three bass, 8-14, $839

               7^th:          Derek Jenkel, Pinckneyville, Ill., five bass, 8-6, $763

               8^th:          Dan Shoraga, West Frankfort, Ill., three bass, 8-5, $686

               9^th:          Larry Caldwell, Saint Peters, Mo., three bass, 7-8, $610

               10^th:        Paul Leonard, Chatham, Ill., two bass, 7-2, $534

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.  

Black also caught a 6-pound, 4-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $665.