Wooten Wins Bass Fishing League Event on Smith Mountain Lake

June 22, 2010
BFL News Archive

WHAT : Thomas Wooten of Huddleston, Va., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 15 pounds Saturday, June 19, 2010 to win $6,632 in the FLW Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division tournament on Smith Mountain Lake. Wooten was using Shaky heads in shallow water in the lower lake to sack his limit.

WHO: The remaining top10 anglers were:

 2nd: Ramon Deisher, Jr., Covington, Va., five bass, 14-15, $1,816

 3rd: Terry Olinger, Hume, Va., five bass, 14-6, $1,210

 4th: David Deciucis, Richmond, Va., five bass, 13-14, $847

 5th: Craig Blankenship, Wirtz, Va., five bass, 13-3, $696

 5th: Luke Nichols, Moneta, Va., five bass, 13-3, $696

 7th: Geoffrey Hill, Salem, Va., four bass, 12-12, $605

 8th: Shayne Berlo, Fairfax, Va., five bass, 12-11, $514

 8th: Trevis Towe, Daleville, Va., five bass, 12-11, $514

 10th: Garnett Atkins, Lynchburg, Va., four bass, 12-6, $424

 WHAT : Thomas Hassler of Woodstock, Va., caught three bass weighing 9 pounds, 9 ounces Saturday, June 19, 2010 to win $1,816 in the FLW BFL Shenandoah Co-angler Division on Smith Mountain Lake. Hassler was using a Carolina rig in deep water mid lake to bag is winning catch.

 WHO: The remaining top10 co-anglers were:

 2nd: Steve Woodroof, Lynchburg, Va., five bass, 9-7, $908

 3rd: Scott Howard, Huddleston, Va., two bass, 7-12, $464

 3rd: Chris Lewis, Dublin, Va., five bass, 7-12, $464

 3rd: Gabriel Scott, Ruckersville, Va., four bass, 7-12, $464

 6th: Jason Eggleston, Roanoke, Va., three bass, 7-9, $333

 7th: Richard Jefferson, Hurt, Va., three bass, 7-5, $303

 8th: Allen Luck, Richmond, Va., four bass, 7-3, $272

 9th: Mike Wray, Chester, Va., three bass, 6-10, $242

 10th: Eric Nichols, Goodview, Va., four bass, 6-8, $212

NOTES: The next BFL Shenandoah Division tournament is scheduled for July 10, at the James River in Richmond, Va. After the fifth Shenandoah Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Regional Championship at the Potomac River in Woodbridge, Va., on Oct. 7-9, for a chance to win a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.