400 boats expected at June 18 fishing tourney on Lake Wylie

400 boats expected at June 18 BFL tourney

The 2016 FLW Bass Fishing League tournament season continues June 18 for North Carolina Division anglers with an event on Lake Wylie.

Up to 400 boaters and co-anglers will compete for top awards of up to $8,000 and $3,000, respectively, in the one-day tournament.

Launch and weigh-in is at Buster Boyd Access Area.

Lake Wylie is expected to produce sizable limits, with anglers likely concentrating on bass that are active on bluegill beds using shaky-head-rigged worms and topwater baits. Other competitors may opt for using swimbaits, jigs and deep-running crankbaits to catch bass on offshore structure.

The winner of this event will likely need a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds.

The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and 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. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

For more, visit FLWFishing.com.

Golfers finish with 74 in senior division

Lake Wylie golfers Mike Shively and Harold Fisher finished 37-37 - 74 in the Super Senior 70 and older division of the Carolinas Golf Association’s Senior Four-Ball One-Day Tournament June 7 at Etowah Valley Golf and Resort in Etowah, N.C.

Tournament format is 18 holes of four-ball stroke play, both gross and net. Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 55th birthday by the tournament date, is a member of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association, and has a current USGA Handicap Index at a CGA member club. The field is divided into divisions based on age and total team course handicap: Tournament Division-Flight A, Flight B; Super Senior 65+ Division; Super Senior 70+ Division.

For more, visit carolinasgolf.org.

This story was originally published June 16, 2016 at 10:35 AM with the headline "400 boats expected at June 18 fishing tourney on Lake Wylie."