Docks and Rocks Key for Synders

Woodford nets co-angler victory

Rus Snyders of Nashville, Tennessee, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday to win the fourth Walmart Bass Fishing League Music City Division tournament on Old Hickory Lake presented by Navionics. For his victory, Snyders earned $2,703.

“It’s exciting to finally come out on top in one of these tournaments,” said Snyders, who has logged five career top-10 finishes in FLW competition. “There are a lot of talented anglers here so I’m very happy with the results.

“To catch my fish I focused on rocks and some docks on the main river, as well as secondary points in the creek arms,” continued Snyders. “The bass were really active from the bank out to 10-foot depths.

Snyders said he had a decent limit by noon and was able to cull throughout the rest of the day.

“I only threw two baits during the tournament,” said Snyders. “The first was a black buzzbait, which I caught a few fish on in the morning, and then a black and blue-colored jig, which I finished up with.”

Snyders said he went after bigger bass up shallow and was able to catch a 4-pound kicker with 15 minutes left in the tournament.

The top 10 boaters:

1^st:          Rus Snyders, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 16-6, $2,703

2^nd:         Clark Cowley, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 15-7, $1,352

3^rd:          Adam Wagner, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 14-8, $901

4^th:          Drew Boggs, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 12-7, $631

5^th:          Brandon Maynard, Cookeville, Tenn., four bass, 11-13, $518

5^th:          Tim Staley, Dowelltown, Tenn., five bass, 11-13, $518

7^th:          Matt Henry, Milledgeville, Ga., five bass, 10-13, $451

8^th:          Brandon Suggs, Sparta, Tenn., five bass, 10-5, $382

8^th:          Charles Watts, Corinth, Miss., five bass, 10-5, $382

10^th:        William Merrick, Mount Juliet, Tenn., five bass, 9-15, $299

10^th:        Robert Reagan, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 9-15, $299              

Complete results can be found here. 

Dwight Fox of Gainesboro, Tennessee, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 6 pounds even and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $300.

Woodford wins co-angler title

Alan Woodford of Winslow, Indiana, weighed in five bass totaling 6 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win $1,352 in the co-angler division.

The top 10 co-anglers:

1^st:          Alan Woodford, Winslow, Ind., five bass, 6-11, $1,352

2^nd:         Perry Crague, Hendersonville, Tenn., two bass, 5-13, $563

2^nd:         Sam Loveless, Somerset, Ky., three bass, 5-13, $563

4^th:          Brandon Russell, Murfreesboro, Tenn., four bass, 5-4, $315

5^th:          Mike Beasley, Cookeville, Tenn., three bass, 5-0, $259

5^th:          Ken Fresh, Sparta, Tenn., three bass, 5-0, $259

7^th:          Chris Tarpley, Murfreesboro, Tenn., three bass, 4-8, $225

8^th:          Rick Mayberry, Harriman, Tenn., three bass, 4-3, $203

9^th:          Jason McCanless, Lebanon, Tenn., two bass, 3-15, $180

10^th:        Billy Gardner, Livingston, Tenn., three bass, 3-14, $158

Crague caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $150.

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.