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WAGONER, Okla. (April 29, 2024) – Boater Levi Malone of Grove, Oklahoma, caught four bass weighing 14 pounds, 9 ounces, Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on Fort Gibson Lake. The tournament was the third event of the season for the BFL Okie Division. Malone earned $3,889 for his victory.
Fort Gibson was nothing but stingy for the BFL anglers. Only two anglers in the entire field weighed in a limit.
Malone caught his four keepers by doing exactly what you need to do when the fishing is so tough: He slowed down and finessed his fish with a shaky-head rig. His key bait was an 8-inch Big Bite Baits Straight Mag Worm on a 3/16- or 1/4-ounce Buckeye Lures Spot Remover shaky head.
He used the worm to target shallow areas where some bass were starting to pull up in anticipation of spawning.
“I did find kind of a little pattern on some kind of chunky rock and was able to catch most of my…
