Wisniewski wins co-angler title
Charles Morrison of Georgetown, Kentucky, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win the first Walmart Bass Fishing League Music City Division tournament of 2015 on Dale Hollow Lake. For his victory, Morrison earned $3,926.
Charles Morrison of Georgetown, Ky., won the March 14 Music City Division event on Dale Hollow with a 20-pound, 11-ounce limit to claim over $3,900 in winnings. (FLW)
According to tournament reports, Morrison caught his fish targeting deep drops in the mid-lake area using a football-head jig.
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Charles Morrison, Georgetown, Ky., five bass, 20-11, $3,926
2nd: James King, Monroe, Tenn., five bass, 19-8, $1,963
3rd: Mitch Lewis, Greensburg, Ky., five bass, 19-1, $1,309
4th: Adam Militana, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 17-11, $916
5th: Robert Burris, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 17-5, $785
6th: Robby Johnson, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 16-11, $720
7th: Rus Snyders, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 16-4, $654
8th: Jeff Emerton, Hillham, Tenn., five bass, 16-2, $556
8th: Jason Gibson, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 16-2, $556
10th: Brandon Maynard , Cookeville, Tenn., four bass, 15-14, $458
Brandon Sims of Sparta, Tennessee, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $530.
Taylor Wisniewski of Lexington, Kentucky, weighed in a five-bass limit totaling 15 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday to win $1,963 in the co-angler division.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: Taylor Wisniewski, Lexington, Ky., five bass, 15-6, $1,963
2nd: Derek Flynn, Somerset, Ky., five bass, 15-2, $981
3rd: Eddie Johnson, Byrdstown, Tenn., four bass, 13-4, $655
4th: Doug Garrett, Allardt, Tenn., three bass, 12-14, $458
5th: John Wilkerson, Nashville, Tenn., three bass, 12-6, $393
6th: Jerry Scott, Celina, Tenn., four bass, 11-10, $360
7th: Chris Thomas, Baxter, Tenn., four bass, 11-8, $327
8th: Justin Kimmel, Monroe, Ga., five bass, 10-15, $294
9th: J.P. Sims, Cookeville, Tenn., four bass, 10-14, $262
10th: Dennis Wright, Jamestown, Tenn., four bass, 9-3, $229
Garrett caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $265.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 8-10 Regional Championship on Lake Sinclair in Milledgeville, Georgia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.
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By: Brian Johnson, FLW
