Mike Calloway decided to hang up his BFL veteran co-angler hat and put on his big boy pants and fish the circuit as a boater this year. In the Gator Division season opener at Lake Okeechobee on 1/14/2012 out of Roland Martin's Marina in Clewiston, his risk paid off as he sacked a 5 fish limit weighing 16 pounds 6 ounces to finish 20th in the 200 boat field earning him a $395 check for his efforts. Congratulations Mike! That's an excellent finish especially considering that it's his first event as a boater and I'm sure he was happy to better fellow competitor Mr. Jim Folks, but I doubt Mike is satisfied with that effort. The confidence he gained from this experience will just make him more hungry to win. Good luck in the remaining events!
Other notable finishes by past and present club members included Jim Folks finishing 71st on the boater side with 5 fish totaling 9 pounds 5 ounces. On the co-angler side, Jackie Barber weighed 5 fish for 5 pounds 15 ounces which was good enough for 55th place and Jimmy Blount had 2 pounds 12 ounces in 2 fish for 98th. Both guys finished in the upper half of the field.
Check out the full boater and co-angler results on the FLW website.