159 pros, 159 co-anglers, Oct. 18-20, Wheeler Lake, Decatur, Ala.

Popping a jig off main-lake banks was the key pattern for Frank Ippoliti of Smithsburg, Md., who won the series' season-ender Saturday with 38 pounds, 1 ounce. He moved into first place on the second day, then hung on for his first BASS win.

PRO DIVISION: 1, Frank Ippoliti, Mercersburg, Pa., 15 fish, 38 pounds, 1 ounce, $6,000 plus $50,000 Triton boat, Mercury motor and trailer; 2, Todd Auten, Lake Wylie, S.C., 15 fish, 36-14, $15,000; 3, Kenneth Chapman, Woodlawn, Tenn., 14 fish, 35-7, $12,000; 4, Bobby Lane, Lakeland, Fla., 14 fish, 34-13, $10,000; 5, Kyle A. Fox, Lakeland, Fla., 15 fish, 33-10, $9,000; 6, Terry Seagraves, Kissimmee, Fla., 15 fish, 32-11, $8,000; 7, Timmy Horton, Muscle Shoals, Ala., 15 fish, 32-10, $7,000; 8, Sean Hornkne, Magnolia, Texas, 15 fish, $6,000; 9, Bob Morin, Seymour, Tenn., 15 fish, 32-7, $6,000; 10, Russell Lane, Prattville, Ala., 15 fish, 31-0, $4,000.

TOP N.C. ANGLER: 15, Robert Griswold, Angier, 15 fish, 29-3, $1,750

CO-ANGLER DIVISION: 1, Lee Hannah, Grandville, Mass., 14 fish, 28-12, $2,000 plus boat, motor and trailer; 2, Frank Jones, Land 'O Lakes, Fla., 14 fish, 26-11, $5,000; 3, Eric D. Johnson, Millis, Mass., 15 fish, 25-14, $4,000; 4, Dow Cox, Jonesborough, Tenn., 15 fish, 24-1, $3,000; 5, Fred Hood, Monroe, Ga., 15 fish, 22-6, $2,500; 6, Jason Law, Albany, Ga., 15 fish, 22-5, $2,250; 7, Dan Morrow, Eastonollee, Ga., 15 fish, 22-4, $2,000; 8, Scott Reed, 13 fish, Cary, 21-14, $1,750; 9, John White, Armuchee, Ga., 15 fish, 21-3, $1,500; 10, Daren McDermott, Saint Cloud, Fla., 12 fish, 20-15, $1,250

INFORMATION: (407) 566-2208, www.bassmaster.com

OH BOY! OBERTO REDFISH CUP

All-Star Last Cast, 27 teams, Oct. 5-7, Morehead City

TOP FINISHERS: 1, Mike Friday, Naples, Fla., and Danny Latha, Punta Gorda, Fla., Days 1-2 fish 25.21, Day 3 fish 13.88, $67,500; 2, Ken Chambers, Naples, Fla., and John Merriwether, Naples, Fla., 25.13/12.92, $15,000; 3, Ray Van Horn, Lutz, Fla., and C.A. Richardson, St. Petersburg, Fla., 26.07/12.18, $8,000; 4, Sam Bertha Jr., Bunnell, Fla., and Gary McKenzie, Bartow, Fla., 25.46/11.41, $6,000; 5, Greg DeVault, Port Richey, Fla., and Bill DeVault, New Port Richey, Fla., 27.09/7.39 $5,000

Championship, 28 boats, Sept. 21-23, Pensacola, Fla.

TOP FINISHERS: 1, captain Andrew Bostick, Marco, Fla., and Mark Sepe, Deland, Fla., Days 1-2 fish 23.29, Day 3 fish 12.67 $80,500; 2, Brett Phillips, Rockport, Texas, and Mike Patterson, Rockport, Texas, 21.7/12.59, $9,000; 3, Jon Loring Jr., Bacliff, Texas, and Ray Malone, Friendswood, Texas, 21.35/12.53, $19,500; 4, Al Keller, Naples, Fla., and Bill Faulkner, Naples, Fla., 22.92/10.27, $31,500; 5, Jeff Pope, Jacksonville, Fla., and Brandon Buckner, Fort Myers, Fla., 24.35/7.05, $5,000

INFORMATION: (888) 698-2591, www.redfishcup.com

CABELA'S CRAPPIE USA CLASSIC

Oct. 12-13, Kentucky Lake, Paris Landing, Paris, Tenn.

Great weather and great fishing greeted the nearly 400 anglers, and the North Carolina team of Randy Pope of Hickory and Jerry Pruitt of Vale had won the semi-pro title. They fished the backs of creeks, shooting docks using White Lindy Fuzz-E-Grubs.

TOP SEMI-PROS: 1, Randy J. Pope, Hickory, and Jerry Pruitt, Vale., 21.98 pounds, $3,000 plus 188VS Ranger boat, Suzuki Outboard motor, Humminbird electronics, Minn Kota trolling motor; 2, Woods, John T. Woods, Newbern, Tenn., and Tracy McIntosh, Dyersburg, Tenn., 20.07; 3, Tim and Pam Ridley, McKenzie, Tenn., 18.93;

AMATEUR DIVISION: 1, Matthew Tosh, West Rutherford, Tenn., and William M. Johnson, Milan, Tenn., 18.57, boat-motor package; 2, Allen Blake, Reading, Ohio, and Greg Nichols, Amelia, Ohio, 16.76; 3, Harold Maddux, Mount Juliet, Tenn., and Brian Oldham, Mount Juliet, Tenn., 16.54

INFORMATION: Crappie USA (270) 395-4204, www.crappieusa.com

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