Six for Smiley was Enough

Bible wins co-angler title on Watts Barr

ROCKWOOD, Tenn. – Tim Smiley of White Pine, Tennessee, weighed a two-day total of six bass totaling 20 pounds, 12 ounces to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Volunteer Division Super Tournament on Watts Barr Lake Sunday. For his victory, Smiley earned $7,182.

 “On Saturday, I caught my first fish flipping a jig in about 2 feet of water,” said Smiley, who picked up the fifth BFL win of his career. “The next keeper I caught was on a Carolina rig in about 15 feet of water. It weighed over 4 pounds. Then, I caught one on a Heddon Zara Spook fishing up the river, and another one out deep in 15 feet of water on a crankbait.”

Smiley said that the two fish that he caught on Sunday both came deep, one on a Strike King 6XD and the other on a Carolina-rigged green pumpkin Netbait Mad Paca.

“I was fishing places where I have caught them for years,” Smiley said . “I landed all the good bites I had, so all things considered it went well. It always feels good to win, especially in a tournament as tough as this one.”

Rounding out the top 10 pros:

2^nd:          Brandon Gaylor, Oliver Springs, Tenn., seven bass, 20-0, $2,441

3^rd:          Jonathan Bowling, Harriman, Tenn., seven bass, 18-9, $1,625

4^th:           Ryan Inklebarger, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 18-5, $1,139

5^th:           James Biondo, Tellico Plains, Tenn., five bass, 17-6, $976

6^th:           Ronnie Taylor, Harriman, Tenn., five bass, 17-5, $895

7^th:           Anthony Revis, Dayton, Tenn., six bass, 16-15, $814

8^th:           Seth Davis, Decatur, Tenn., six bass, 16-13, $732

9^th:           Kevin Powers, Unicoi, Tenn., six bass, 14-10, $651

10^th:        Jeff Knight, Cleveland, Tenn., six bass, 13-11, $570              

Complete results can be found by clicking here.

Bible wins co-angler title

Don Bible II of Knoxville, Tennessee, weighed in a two-day total of five bass totaling 13 pounds, 11 ounces to win $2,441 in the co-angler division Sunday.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:

2^nd:          Shaun Ramsey, Maynardville, Tenn., four bass, 12-3, $1,220

3^rd:          Darren Kelly, Wartburg, Tenn., five bass, 10-13, $814

4^th:           Sam Overton, Heiskell, Tenn., four bass, 10-8, $570

5^th:           Brad Mattie, Oak Ridge, Tenn., two bass, 8-5, $488

6^th:           Rick Mayberry, Harriman, Tenn., two bass, 7-11, $447

7^th:           Derek Holly, Johnson City, Tenn., two bass, 7-4, $407

8^th:           Kevin Hughes, Bristol, Va., two bass, 7-0, $366

9^th:           Jimmy Flanagan, Kingston, Tenn., three bass, 6-14, $325

10^th:        Brandon James, Newport, Tenn., two bass, 5-15, $285

Complete co-angler results can be found by clicking here.

The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 9-11 Regional Championship on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, 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 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. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW 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 2014 over the course of 229 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. For more information about FLW visit FLWOutdoors.com and look for FLW on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.