Arkansas Tournament Fishing “ATF” is Arkansas’ Fishing Media! Copyright © 2010 Arkansas Tournament Fishing .com and its licensors. All rights reserved Web Site and Graphic Design by                                    501-697-2285 ARKANSAS TOURNAMENT FISHING ARKANSAS TOURNAMENT FISHING Ehrler wins second FLW Tour event of 2010 season California pro nets $127,500 payday, climbs to second place in AOY race Ehrler wins second FLW Tour event of 2010 season California pro nets $127,500 payday, climbs to second place in AOY race By Gary Mortenson - 29.May.2010 HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Apparently Brent Ehrler wasn’t satisfied with just one FLW Tour victory this year. Bolstered by a four- day catch of 58 pounds, 1 ounce, Ehrler outdueled a talent-laden top-five field to capture the first-place trophy on Lake Ouachita and walk away with his second FLW Tour title of the 2010 season. “I’m just so fortunate to be here,” said Ehrler. “I’m shocked. It’s the last thing I thought was going to happen.” In addition to the win at Lake Ouachita, Ehrler also scored a victory this year at the FLW Tour event at Table Rock Lake. The win also pushed Ehrler’s career FLW Outdoors winnings to over $1.5 million. While Ehrler now joins a select group of FLW Tour anglers who have won two titles in one season, his win was even more impressive given the fact that it came against David Dudley, the FLW Tour’s all-time leading money leader, and Scott Suggs, the 2007 Forrest Wood Cup champion and odds-on favorite to win the event. “I don’t know what to say,” said Ehrler, who now boasts 23 top-10 finishes at FLW Outdoors events, a 2006 Forrest Wood Cup title and six top-10 FLW Tour finishes in the last three years alone. “I really didn’t think I had a chance to win this.” After day two, it appeared that Ehrler wasn’t in any position to the win the tournament. With hometown hero and pre- tournament favorite Scott Suggs looking unstoppable, it seemed that everyone else was fishing for second place. But then two dramatic events transpired that would change the course of the entire tournament. For starters, Suggs had a serious hiccup on day three – managing to only boat a little more than 10 pounds as opposed to the 17-pound stringers he had recorded the previous two days. But just as important, Ehrler finally figured out the puzzle that was Lake Ouachita. "I finally figured something out at the end of day two,” said Ehrler. “I had caught a good limit earlier in the day and that freed me up to do some other things. I started throwing a top-water bait just to cover a lot of water and find some new areas. But the fish kept biting the top-water baits. In practice, I thought the top-water bite was done at 8 a.m. Then I realized, ‘I should be throwing this all day.’”   CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THIS STORY AT FLWOUTDOORS.COM HOT SPRINGS, AR FLW TOUR RESULTS BELOW Click Here for Full Results ATFfishing.com