GALLATIN, Tenn. (June 20, 2022) – Boater Drew Boggs of Lebanon, Tennessee, caught five bass Saturday weighing 17 pounds, 1 ounce, to win the MLF Bass Fishing League tournament on Old Hickory Lake. The tournament was the fourth event for the Bass Fishing League Music City Division. Boggs earned $5,315 for his victory.
“I concentrated my efforts on the upper end of Old Hickory and targeted grass, wood and docks – basically anything that offered shade during the sunny day,” Boggs said.
Boggs said he flipped a tube in one to three feet of water to boat 15 bass, including 12 keepers during the course of the tournament.
“Each win is always a surprise,” said Boggs, who now has nine Phoenix Bass Fishing League wins. “I’m very grateful to God and very humbled by the win. I’ve set a goal to get 10 BFL wins, and I’m fired up to do it.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Drew Boggs, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 17-1, $5,315
2nd: Dylan Wright, Murfreesboro, Tenn., five bass, 16-3, $2,157
3rd: Tim Messer, Hendersonville, Tenn., five bass, 14-12, $1,939 (includes $500 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus)
4th: Mike Todd, Summertown, Tenn., five bass, 14-9, $1,007
5th: James Crague, Hendersonville, Tenn., five bass, 14-1, $863
6th: William Merrick, Mount Juliet, Tenn., five bass, 13-14, $1,291
7th: Corey Steakley, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 13-11, $719
8th: Ben Ballou, Dickson, Tenn., five bass, 13-10, $647
9th: Christopher Noel Jr., Hendersonville, Tenn., five bass, 13-9, $575
10th: Daniel Johnson, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 13-8, $503
Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Justin Saling of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, caught a largemouth weighing 6 pounds, 1 ounce, the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division, to earn the day’s Big Bass Boater award of $610. Marty Oxford of Dale, Indiana, won the Co-angler Division and $2,157 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 16 pounds, 6 ounces.
The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:
1st: Marty Oxford, Dale, Ind., five bass, 16-6, $2,157
2nd: Jeremy Nash, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 9-9, $1,079
3rd: Rocky Williams, Portland, Tenn., four bass, 9-0, $1,017
4th: Shane Overly, Brentwood, Tenn., four bass, 8-15, $503
5th: Eric Eden, Hartsville, Tenn., three bass, 8-11, $431
6th: Daniel McLaughlin, Hermitage, Tenn., five bass, 8-10, $396
7th: Arturo Mariscal, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 8-9, $324
7th: David Womack, Gallatin, Tenn., five bass, 8-9, $324
7th: Jackson Viall, Gallatin, Tenn., five bass, 8-9, $324
10th: Bill Kissinger, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 8-8, $252
Theron Hawkes of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 7 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award of $305.
After four events, William Merrick of Juliet, Tennessee, leads the Bass Fishing League Music City Division Outdoors Boater Angler of the Year (AOY) race with 925 points, while Grant Frazier of Manchester, Tennessee, leads the Strike King Co-Angler Division AOY race with 958 points.