Posted 3/26/24
Boater Donny Beck of Killen, Alabama, caught a five-bass limit weighing 28 pounds, 7 ounces, Saturday to win the MLF Bass Fishing League tournament on Pickwick Lake.
The tournament was the second event of the season for the Bass Fishing League Choo Choo Division.
Beck earned $4,385 for his victory.
Beck grew up less a mile from Wilson Dam, which holds back Wilson Lake and whose tailrace comprises the upper end of Pickwick Lake.
Other local boaters who placed included, Cameron Gautney of Sheffield, 3rd place, and Jeff Suratt of Leoma, 5th Place.
