SPARTA, Tenn. (March 20, 2017) – Tim Phy of Cookeville, Tennessee, brought a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 3 ounces, to the scale Saturday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Music City Division tournament on Center Hill Lake. For his win, Phy pocketed $6,053.
According to tournament reports, Phy caught his fish near mid-lake gravel points in 8 to 10 feet of water using a green-pumpkin-colored D&L Tackle Jig.
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Tim Phy, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 20-3, $4,053 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus
2nd: Terry Steele, Sparta, Tenn., five bass, 17-6, $1,877
3rd: Adam Wagner, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 17-0, $1,185
4th: Matt Stanley, Alexandria, Tenn., five bass, 16-6, $829
5th: Jay Melton, Murfreesboro, Tenn., five bass, 16-4, $711
6th: Hunter Bouldin, McMinnville, Tenn., five bass, 15-10, $651
7th: Kevin Crutcher, Collierville, Tenn., five bass, 15-5, $592
8th: Noel Smith, Portland, Tenn., five bass, 15-0, $533
9th: William Merrick, Mount Juliet, Tenn., five bass, 14-2, $474
10th: Conoly Brown, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 14-1, $415
Rik Richter of Cookeville, Tennessee, caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 4 ounces – the largest of the event – which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $455. Matthew Bouldin of Smithville, Tennessee, weighed in five bass totaling 17 pounds, 8 ounces Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $1,777.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: Matthew Bouldin, Smithville, Tenn., five bass, 17-8, $1,777
2nd: Ricky Underhill, Parts Unknown, five bass, 14-1, $888
3rd: Justin Lloyd, Murfreesboro, Tenn., three bass, 10-10, $692
4th: Rodney Brown, Gainesboro, Tenn., four bass, 10-3, $415
5th: Mitchell Adams, Goodletsville, Tenn., two bass, 9-10, $582
6th: Steven Brown, Tompkinsville, Ky., four bass, 9-6, $326
7th: Gregory Goodwin, Louisville, Ky., two bass, 8-8, $296
8th: Matt Simcox, Paris, Tenn., four bass, 7-6, $267
9th: Jake May, Smyrna, Tenn., three bass, 6-15, $237
10th: Brennon Binkley, Franklin, Tenn., four bass, 6-10, $197
10th: Sam Loveless, Somerset, Ky., five bass, 6-10, $197
Adams caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 6 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $227.