MORRISTOWN, Tenn. – Tim Smiley of White Pine, Tenn., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Volunteer Division event on Lake Cherokee. For his victory, Smiley earned $5,677.
Rounding out the top 10 pros:
2nd: Rex Pendergrass, Bristol, Tenn., five bass, 15-12, $1,689
3rd: Kenneth Owens, Wise, Va., five bass, 15-4, $1,128
4th: Ken Vicchio, Bluff City, Tenn., five bass, 13-15, $788 + $300 Evinrude Bonus
5th: Tory Ferrell, Morristown, Tenn., five bass, 13-12, $675
6th: Keith Iddins, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 13-10, $619
7th: Burton Bryan, Sevierville, Tenn., five bass, 13-7, $563
8th: Wayne Coppage, Jonesboro, Tenn., five bass, 13-5, $507
9th: Jimbo Harris, Maryville, Tenn., five bass, 13-2, $422
9th: David Mullins, Mount Carmel, Tenn., five bass, 13-2, $422
Complete results can be found here.
Brown wins co-angler title
Matt Brown of Harriman, Tenn., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 13 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win $1,689 in the co-angler division.
Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Dennis Lewis, Powell, Tenn., five bass, 12-2, $844
3rd: Navada Smith, Rogersville, Tenn., five bass, 12-1, $564
4th: Kibbee McCoy, Crossville, Tenn., five bass, 10-15, $394
5th: Josh Russell, Lafollette, Tenn., four bass, 9-4, $338
6th: Colby Frost, Abingdon, Va., three bass, 9-2, $310
7th: William King, Maryville, Tenn., four bass, 9-1, $281
8th: Brandon McKamey, Clinton, Tenn., four bass, 9-0, $253
9th: Wes Ratcliff, Knoxville, Tenn., four bass, 8-8, $225
10th: Tim Cales, Sandstone, W. Va., three bass, 8-2, $197
Complete co-angler results can be found here.
The final BFL Volunteer Division tournament of 2013 is scheduled for Sept. 21-22 on Watts Bar Lake in Rockwood, Tenn. After the last divisional tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 17-19 Regional Championship on Lake Hartwell in Lavonia, Ga. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518 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 40 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 presented by Chevy. The 2013 BFL All-American is being held June 27-29 on Nickajack Lake in Chattanooga, Tenn. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the EverStart Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.
About FLW
FLW is the industry’s premier tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money nationwide in 2013 over the course of 220 tournaments across five tournament circuits, four of which provide an avenue to the sport’s richest payday and most coveted championship trophy – the Forrest Wood Cup. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world. FLW is committed to providing a lifestyle experience that is the “Best in Fishing, On and Off the Water.” For more information about FLW visit FLWOutdoors.com and look for FLW on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and YouTube.