BYRDSTOWN, Tenn. (March 16, 2015) – Charles Morrison of Georgetown, Kentucky, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win the Bass Fishing League Music City Division tournament on Dale Hollow Lake. For his victory, Morrison earned $3,926. According to tournament reports, Morrison caught his fish targeting deep drops in the mid-lake area using a football-head jig. The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Charles Morrison, Georgetown, Ky., five bass, 20-11, $3,926
2nd: James King, Monroe, Tenn., five bass, 19-8, $1,963
3rd: Mitch Lewis, Greensburg, Ky., five bass, 19-1, $1,309
4th: Adam Militana, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 17-11, $916
5th: Robert Burris, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 17-5, $785
6th: Robby Johnson, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 16-11, $720
7th: Rus Snyders, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 16-4, $654
8th: Jeff Emerton, Hillham, Tenn., five bass, 16-2, $556
8th: Jason Gibson, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 16-2, $556
10th: Brandon Maynard , Cookeville, Tenn., four bass, 15-14, $458
Brandon Sims of Sparta, Tennessee, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $530. Taylor Wisniewski of Lexington, Kentucky, weighed in a five-bass limit totaling 15 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday to win $1,963 in the co-angler division. The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: Taylor Wisniewski, Lexington, Ky., five bass, 15-6, $1,963
2nd: Derek Flynn, Somerset, Ky., five bass, 15-2, $981
3rd: Eddie Johnson, Byrdstown, Tenn., four bass, 13-4, $655
4th: Doug Garrett, Allardt, Tenn., three bass, 12-14, $458
5th: John Wilkerson, Nashville, Tenn., three bass, 12-6, $393
6th: Jerry Scott, Celina, Tenn., four bass, 11-10, $360
7th: Chris Thomas, Baxter, Tenn., four bass, 11-8, $327
8th: Justin Kimmel, Monroe, Ga., five bass, 10-15, $294
9th: J.P. Sims, Cookeville, Tenn., four bass, 10-14, $262
10th: Dennis Wright, Jamestown, Tenn., four bass, 9-3, $229
Garrett caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $265.
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.