LakeLanier.
com congratulates Gainesville’s own Matthew Wilbanks for winning the Walmart Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bulldog Division event on Lake Lanier with a five-bass limit that weighed 21 pounds, 8 ounces. His purse was $4,729.
Wilbanks said he primarily fished the north end of Lake Lanier, including the Chesapeake and Chattahoochee Rivers.
In addition to using a crankbait, Wilbanks used a jig around shallow cover and docks. Which jig? A brown one with a Zoom twin-tailed grub. If that’s not what you use in tournaments, you might want to add a few to your tacklebox.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit for weekend anglers. They sponsor 120 tournaments annually. The next BFL Bulldog Division tournament is scheduled for March 10 on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge.
