ROCKWOOD, Tenn. (Sept. 29, 2014) – Tim Smiley of White Pine, Tennessee, weighed a two-day total of six bass totaling 20 pounds, 12 ounces to win the Bass Fishing League Volunteer Division Super Tournament on Watts Bar Lake Sunday. For his victory, Smiley earned $7,182.
“On Saturday, I caught my first fish flipping a jig in about 2 feet of water,” said Smiley, who picked up the fifth BFL win of his career. “The next keeper I caught was on a Carolina rig in about 15 feet of water. It weighed over 4 pounds. Then, I caught one on a Heddon Zara Spook fishing up the river, and another one out deep in 15 feet of water on a crankbait.”
Smiley said that the two fish that he caught on Sunday both came deep, one on a Strike King 6XD and the other on a Carolina-rigged green pumpkin Netbait Mad Paca.
“I was fishing places where I have caught them for years,” Smiley said . “I landed all the good bites I had, so all things considered it went well. It always feels good to win, especially in a tournament as tough as this one.”
Rounding out the top 10 pros were:
2nd: Brandon Gaylor, Oliver Springs, Tenn., seven bass, 20-0, $2,441
3rd: Jonathan Bowling, Harriman, Tenn., seven bass, 18-9, $1,625
4th: Ryan Inklebarger, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 18-5, $1,139
5th: James Biondo, Tellico Plains, Tenn., five bass, 17-6, $976
6th: Ronnie Taylor, Harriman, Tenn., five bass, 17-5, $895
7th: Anthony Revis, Dayton, Tenn., six bass, 16-15, $814
8th: Seth Davis, Decatur, Tenn., six bass, 16-13, $732
9th: Kevin Powers, Unicoi, Tenn., six bass, 14-10, $651
10th: Jeff Knight, Cleveland, Tenn., six bass, 13-11, $570
Don Bible II of Knoxville, Tennessee, weighed in a two-day total of five bass totaling 13 pounds, 11 ounces to win $2,441 in the co-angler division Sunday. Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Shaun Ramsey, Maynardville, Tenn., four bass, 12-3, $1,220
3rd: Darren Kelly, Wartburg, Tenn., five bass, 10-13, $814
4th: Sam Overton, Heiskell, Tenn., four bass, 10-8, $570
5th: Brad Mattie, Oak Ridge, Tenn., two bass, 8-5, $488
6th: Rick Mayberry, Harriman, Tenn., two bass, 7-11, $447
7th: Derek Holly, Johnson City, Tenn., two bass, 7-4, $407
8th: Kevin Hughes, Bristol, Va., two bass, 7-0, $366
9th: Jimmy Flanagan, Kingston, Tenn., three bass, 6-14, $325
10th: Brandon James, Newport, Tenn., two bass, 5-15, $285
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, Alabama. 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.