KODAK, Tenn. (May 16, 2016) – Travis Lilly of Bluff City, Tennessee, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 13 ounces, Saturday to win the Bass Fishing League (BFL) Volunteer Division tournament on Douglas Lake. For his victory, Lilly took home $3,794. According to tournament reports, Lilly targeted postspawn bass on the lower end of the lake using a swimbait and a spoon.
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Travis Lilly, Bluff City, Tenn., five bass, 20-13, $3,794
2nd: Tim Hicks, Kingsport, Tenn., five bass, 19-8, $1,897
3rd: Nick Huff, Corbin, Ky., five bass, 18-5, $1,265
4th: Nick Hatfield, Jonesborough, Tenn., five bass, 18-4, $885
5th: Corey Neece, Bristol, Tenn., five bass, 16-15, $759
6th: Sam McCowan, Cedar Bluff, Va., five bass, 16-13, $996
7th: Michael Cantrell, Philadelphia, Tenn., five bass, 15-7, $632
8th: Buster Lilly, Bluff City, Tenn., five bass, 15-5, $569
9th: Mark McCowan, Pounding Mill, Va., four bass, 14-15, $506
10th: Bobby Ferguson, Chuckey, Tenn., five bass, 14-1, $443
Lincoln Steele of Knoxville, Tennessee, caught a 6-pound, 7-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $495. Kibbee McCoy of Morristown, Tennessee, weighed in five bass totaling 15 pounds, 14 ounces, Saturday to win the co-angler division and earn $1,897. The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: Kibbee McCoy, Morristown, Tenn., five bass, 15-14, $1,897
2nd: Kelsey Harvey, Jonesborough, Tenn., five bass, 14-2, $949
3rd: John Coker, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 13-12, $633
4th: Richard Wolfe, Mooresburg, Tenn., five bass, 13-1, $443
5th: Nick Coker, Knoxville, Tenn., four bass, 11-0, $347
5th: Brian Loyd, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 11-0, $347
5th: Andy Francis, Abingdon, Va., five bass, 11-0, $347
8th: James Morrow, Murphy, N.C., five bass, 10-1, $269
8th: Randall Hillyer, Summerville, S.C., five bass, 10-1, $269
10th: Joshua Jernigan, Rocky Top, Tenn., three bass, 10-0, $468
Jernigan caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 3 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $247.