MORRISON WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE MUSIC CITY DIVISION OPENER ON DALE HOLLOW LAKE

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BYRDSTOWN, Tenn. (March 16, 2015) – Charles Morrison of Georgetown, Kentucky, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win the first Walmart Bass Fishing League Music City Division tournament of 2015 on Dale Hollow Lake. For his victory, Morrison earned $3,926.

According to tournament reports, Morrison caught his fish targeting deep drops in the mid-lake area using a football-head jig.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st:          Charles Morrison, Georgetown, Ky., five bass, 20-11, $3,926

2^nd:         James King, Monroe, Tenn., five bass, 19-8, $1,963

3^rd:          Mitch Lewis, Greensburg, Ky., five bass, 19-1, $1,309

4^th:          Adam Militana, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 17-11, $916

5^th:          Robert Burris, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 17-5, $785

6^th:          Robby Johnson, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 16-11, $720

7^th:          Rus Snyders, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 16-4, $654

8^th:          Jeff Emerton, Hillham, Tenn., five bass, 16-2, $556

8^th:          Jason Gibson, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 16-2, $556

10^th:        Brandon Maynard , Cookeville, Tenn., four bass, 15-14, $458

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Brandon Sims of Sparta, Tennessee, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $530.

Taylor Wisniewski of Lexington, Kentucky, weighed in a five-bass limit totaling 15 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday to win $1,963 in the co-angler division.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st:          Taylor Wisniewski, Lexington, Ky., five bass, 15-6, $1,963

2^nd:         Derek Flynn, Somerset, Ky., five bass, 15-2, $981

3^rd:          Eddie Johnson, Byrdstown, Tenn., four bass, 13-4, $655

4^th:          Doug Garrett, Allardt, Tenn., three bass, 12-14, $458

5^th:          John Wilkerson, Nashville, Tenn., three bass, 12-6, $393

6^th:          Jerry Scott, Celina, Tenn., four bass, 11-10, $360

7^th:          Chris Thomas, Baxter, Tenn., four bass, 11-8, $327

8^th:          Justin Kimmel, Monroe, Ga., five bass, 10-15, $294

9^th:          J.P. Sims, Cookeville, Tenn., four bass, 10-14, $262

10^th:        Dennis Wright, Jamestown, Tenn., four bass, 9-3, $229

Garrett caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $265.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 8-10 Regional Championship on Lake Sinclair in Milledgeville, Georgia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.

The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.