GALLATIN, Tenn. (May 8, 2004) - Tim Staley of Dowelltown earned $3,330 Saturday as winner of the third regular-season Bass Fishing League Music City Division bass fishing tournament on Old Hickory Lake near Gallatin. He caught four bass weighing 13 pounds, 1 ounce to claim the win and 200 points in the Boater Division.
Staley caught his tournament-winning bass on a floating worm and a jig. He also earned a $1,000 bonus from Bombardier for using an Evinrude Direct Injection outboard.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Sam Lashlee of Camden (four bass, 10 pounds, 13 ounces, $1,665); Josh Tramel of Smithville (five bass, 10 pounds, 8 ounces, $1,132); Larry Isham of Hendersonville (five bass, 10 pounds, 3 ounces, $866); and Steve Greene of Antioch (four bass, 10 pounds, 1 ounce, $732).
Chad Lannom of Mount Juliet earned $500 from Ranger Boats as the highest-finishing participant in the Ranger Cup incentive program, and he earned another $250 from Yamaha because his boat was powered by a Yamaha outboard. Joseph Rahuba of Gallatin earned $570 as the Boater Division big-bass award winner with a 5-pound, 5-ounce bass he caught on a 3/8-ounce black and blue jig.
Ronald Seals of Gallatin claimed $1,665 as winner of the Co-angler Division with a two-bass catch weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces that he caught on a 3/8-ounce jig and a 4-inch centipede. This is his first season to compete in the BFL.
Finishing second was Mark Menz of Bethpage with two bass weighing 5 pounds, 9 ounces worth $832. Tied for third were Kevin Lamb of Gallatin (three bass) and Chris Langford of Cookeville (two bass). Both anglers caught 5 pounds, 5 ounces worth of bass to earn $499 each. Kain Shelton of Donelson finished fifth with a two-bass catch weighing 4 pounds, 14 ounces worth $366.
Mike Twitty of Mount Juliet took co-angler big-bass honors and $285 with a 4-pound, 11-ounce bass he caught on a jig.
The Music City Division's next stop will be June 19 on Kentucky and Barkley lakes in Paris, and the regular season will come to a close Sept. 18-19 with a two-day Super Tournament on Old Hickory Lake in Gallatin.