WHAT: Boater Tim Smiley of White Pine, Tenn., caught a 10-bass total weighing 24 pounds, 11 ounces Oct. 2-3 to win $5,604 in the BFL Volunteer Division Super Tournament on Fort Loudoun-Tellico lakes.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
2nd: | Goodwill pro Wesley Strader | Spring City, Tenn. | eight bass | 18-0 | $2,302 |
3rd: | Joe Lee | Knoxville, Tenn. | nine bass | 17-0 | $1,536 |
4th: | Robert Roche | Knoxville, Tenn. | seven bass | 16-3 | $1,074 |
5th: | H.C. Sumpter | Nancy, Ky. | seven bass | 15-9 | $921 |
6th: | Ott DeFoe | Knoxville, Tenn. | six bass | 15-1 | $844 |
7th: | Bryant Ailor | Knoxville, Tenn. | four bass | 12-7 | $767 |
8th: | Kevin Edwards | Knoxville, Tenn. | five bass | 12-0 | $691 |
9th: | Kevin Powers | Unicoi, Tenn. | six bass | 10-5 | $614 |
10th: | Jeff Russell | Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | three bass | 10-0 | $537 |
WHAT: Brandon Harmon of Knoxville, Tenn., caught a four-bass total weighing 10 pounds, 5 ounces Oct. 2-3 to win $2,302 in the Co-angler Division.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: | Dennis Lewis | Powell, Tenn. | three bass | 8-0 | $1,151 |
3rd: | Justin McGaha | Knoxville, Tenn. | five bass | 7-15 | $767 |
4th: | Larry Minnick | Bristol, Tenn. | three bass | 6-9 | $537 |
5th: | Jimmy Maness | Kingsport, Tenn. | four bass | 6-4 | $460 |
6th: | Ricky Miller | Sweetwater, Tenn. | one bass | 6-2 | $422 |
7th: | William Sentell | Clinton, Tenn. | two bass | 5-8 | $384 |
8th: | Robert Patterson | Kingsport, Tenn. | three bass | 5-7 | $345 |
9th: | Gregory Vinsant | La Follette, Tenn. | two bass | 5-1 | $307 |
10th: | Bobby Drinnon | Rogersville, Tenn. | three bass | 4-1 | $269 |
NOTES: The next BFL Volunteer Division tournament, the Regional Championship, is scheduled for Oct. 14-16 on Lake Guntersville in Scottsboro, Ala. The top 40 boaters and co-anglers from the LBL, Music City, South Carolina and Volunteer Divisions have qualified for the Regional Championship, where the top six boaters and top six co-anglers will advance to the BFL All-American.
ABOUT FLW OUTDOORS
FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world offering anglers worldwide the opportunity to compete for millions over the course of 189 tournaments in 2010. For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, call (270) 252-1000.By: Chad Gay, Public Relations Manager