PARIS, Tenn. (Sept. 8, 2014) – Brent Anderson of Kingston Springs, Tenn., weighed a two-day total of 10 bass totaling 36 pounds, 15 ounces to win the Bass Fishing League Music City Division super tournament on Kentucky Lake Sunday. For his victory, Anderson earned $4,971.
“I was fishing to win, and to do that I knew I wasn’t going to get many bites,” said Anderson, who has now won four BFL events on Kentucky Lake.
“I was concentrating on shallow ledges in 4 to 8 feet of water with isolated stumps on them,” explained Anderson. “I caught all my fish on a black and blue-colored ¾-ounce Strike King Tour Grade Football Jig with an Okeechobee Craw-colored Strike King Rage Tail Craw. I only caught eight keepers on day one.
“I started the day the same way on day two, but by noon I only had two fish,” Anderson continued. “A cold front had come in and there was an east wind and I started to think a limit might be very valuable. So, I picked up and ran to some deep schools and threw a drop-shot to finish out the day and catch the rest of my limit.
“I gambled that everyone else would struggle, and I knew I could catch some deep. It ended up being a good decision.”
Anderson said that he caught his drop-shot fish with a Purple Haze-colored 7-inch Strike King 3X Elaztech Finesse Worm. Rounding out the top 10 pros were:
2nd: James Byrd, Florence, Ala., 10 bass, 34-7, $1,985
3rd: Drew Boggs, Lebanon, Tenn., 10 bass, 34-1, $1,324
4th: Edward Gettys, Columbia, Tenn., 10 bass, 33-5, $927 + $300 Evinrude Bonus
5th: John Hopkins, Hendersonville, Tenn., 10 bass, 33-1, $794
6th: Scott Brummett, Brentwood, Tenn., eight bass, 32-13, $728
7th: Chris Hicks, Hendersonville, Tenn., eight bass, 29-10, $662
8th: Phillip Bates, Bon Aqua, Tenn., eight bass, 28-15, $596
9th: Shawn Perrigo, Rienzi, Miss., seven bass, 27-5, $529
10th: James Christian, Dickson, Tenn., seven bass, 23-1, $463
Joe Long of Moscow, Tenn., weighed in a two-day total of nine bass totaling 28 pounds, 7 ounces to win $1,986 in the co-angler division Sunday. Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Tildon Drake, Jasper, Ala., eight bass, 24-11, $993
3rd: Brandon Adcock, McMinnville, Tenn., six bass, 21-10, $660
4th: Robert Wade, Jackson, Mo., five bass, 17-13, $463
5th: Matthew Elrod, Sparta, Tenn., six bass, 16-4, $397
6th: Matthew Mattingly, Gravel Switch, Ky., six bass, 15-10, $364
7th: E.J. Gunter, Bon Aqua, Tenn., five bass, 13-15, $331
8th: Vinson Thompson, Bartlett, Tenn., four bass, 11-10, $298
9th: Scott Kirk, Etta, Miss., four bass, 11-8, $265
10th: John Swords, Collierville, Tenn., four bass, 9-2, $232
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.