WHAT: Boater William Merrick of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., caught a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 27 pounds, 9 ounces Oct. 1-2 to win $4,268 in the Walmart BFL Music City Division tournament on Old Hickory Lake. Merrick fished mid lake with pumpkin colored jigs to catch his bass.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
| 2nd: | Jayson Johnson | Smithville, Tenn. | nine bass | 21-5 | $2,134 |
| 3rd: | Terry Steele | Sparta, Tenn. | 10 bass | 20-11 | $1,423 |
| 4th: | Drew Boggs | Lebanon, Tenn. | 10 bass | 20-7 | $996 |
| 5th: | Nick Prvonozac | Warren, Ohio | 10 bass | 20-6 | $854 |
| 6th: | Noel Smith | Ashland City, Tenn. | 10 bass | 18-15 | $783 |
| 7th: | Steve Whitaker | Scottsville, Ky. | nine bass | 18-3 | $711 |
| 8th: | Jack Poindexter | Livingston, Tenn. | nine bass | 16-11 | $640 |
| 9th: | Josh Tramel | Smithville, Tenn. | eight bass | 16-7 | $569 |
| 10th: | Mark Jared | Cookeville, Tenn. | seven bass | 16-3 | $498 |
WHAT: Chris Hicks of Hendersonville, Tenn., caught a two-day total of nine bass weighing 23 pounds, 9 ounces Oct. 1-2 to win $2,134 in the Co-angler Division. Hicks also fished mid lake and used a D&L jig to catch his bass.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
| 2nd: | Bobby Richardson | Gainesboro, Tenn. | six bass | 11-13 | $1,067 |
| 3rd: | D.J. Boggs | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | seven bass | 11-8 | $712 |
| 4th: | Billy Gardner | Livingston, Tenn. | eight bass | 11-3 | $498 |
| 5th: | Ryan Martin | Hendersonville, Tenn. | six bass | 10-11 | $427 |
| 6th: | Paul Flatt | Cookeville, Tenn. | seven bass | 10-10 | $391 |
| 7th: | Rodney Brown | Whittleyville, Tenn. | four bass | 10-7 | $356 |
| 8th: | Brandon Tramel | Smithville, Tenn. | five bass | 10-7 | $320 |
| 9th: | Delmer Wyatt | Crossville, Tenn. | five bass | 9-6 | $285 |
| 10th: | Derek Stone | Walling, Tenn. | four bass | 8-11 | $249 |
NOTES: The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 20-22 Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Chattanooga, Tenn. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.
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