Smith Wins Bass Fishing League Tournament On Kentucky Lake

March 10, 2014
BFL News Archive

CAMDEN, Tenn. (March 10, 2014) – Noel Smith of Ashland City, Tenn., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds even Saturday to win the Bass Fishing League Music City Division tournament on Kentucky Lake. For his victory, Smith earned $3,418.      Rounding out the top 10 pros were:             2nd:   Jeff Lokken, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 19-15, $1,709            3rd:   Ryan Hollingshead, Murfreesboro, Tenn., five bass, 18-15, $1,138            4th:   Brent Anderson, Kingston Springs, Tenn., five bass, 18-14, $798            5th:   Rodney Clawson, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 18-9, $684            6th:   Brandon Sims, Sparta, Tenn., five bass, 18-2, $627            7th:   David Gnewikow, Mount Juliet, Tenn., five bass, 17-5, $570            8th:   Billy Hinson, Mount Juliet, Tenn., four bass, 16-14, $513            9th:   Chris Hughes, Centerville, Tenn., four bass, 16-11, $456            10th: Roger Stegall, Iuka, Miss., five bass, 15-7, $399     Blake Whittaker of Monterey, Tenn., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 21 pounds even Saturday to win $1,709 in the co-angler division.      Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:             2nd:   Jody Gallimore, Almo, Ky., five bass, 17-3, $855            3rd:   Steve Melton, Shelbyville, Tenn., four bass, 16-1, $570            4th:   Nicholas Griffin, Dickson, Tenn., three bass, 14-7, $399            5th:   Mike Todd, Cane Ridge, Tenn., five bass, 13-13, $342            6th:   Monty Escue, Murfreesboro, Tenn., four bass, 12-2, $313            7th:   Jim Fontaine, Smyrna, Tenn., five bass, 11-15, $285            8th:   Brandon Adcock, McMinnville, Tenn., four bass, 11-13, $256            9th:   Derrick Harris, Old Hickory, Tenn., three bass, 10-3, $213            9th:   Blaine Wimberly, Nashville, Tenn., three bass, 10-3, $213      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, Ala. 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.