what an awesome day one of the 2018 Big Bass Tour on Smith Mountain Lake with anglers from all over the US coming to SML for their chance to win themselves a lot of cash & take home a brand new Notro Boat. SML did not dissappoint on a warm spring day with a good wind many great looking 4 plus ponds Bass were weighed in with a couple of Small Mouth over 5. Currently in the lead Randy Fairbanks with an 8.32lber. The conditions are supposed to change for Day 2 with rain in the forecast lets see if this weight holds up. See you all tomorrow. H4>
Overall Leaders
Rank Name Weight
1 RANDY FAIRBANKS 8.32
2 THOMAS WOOTEN 6.48
3 ANDY PETERS 6.09
4 TRAVIS LUGAR 5.96
5 RANDY ARTHUR 5.74
6 FLOYD SQUIRES 5.60
7 DENNIS FITZ 5.56
8 JASON HOLDER 5.53
9 RANDY HYDEN 5.52
10 JONATHAN MARTIN 5.49
Saturday 8-9
Rank Name Weight
1 TRAVIS LUGAR 5.96
2 DENNIS FITZ 5.56
3 RANDY HYDEN 5.52
4 ELI HARRISON 5.31
5 DWAYNE BINGMAN 5.26
6 JAY HATFIELD 4.97
7 ROGER ADAMS 4.48
8 LANDON SIGGERS 4.39
9 KEVIN PETERS 4.30
10 RICK TILLEY JR 4.23
11 DAKOTA ARTHUR 4.17
12 DON LUBANSKI 4.16
13 ROBERT SHEETS 3.89
14 TYLER COX 3.83
15 TRAVIS SNYDER 3.77
16 KEVIN LANKFORD 3.49
17 RYAN SHELTON 3.47
18 BEN HUDSON 3.42
19 JEREMIE CARIAGA 3.33
20 GLENN SINK 3.24
20 KAYLA LUCAS 3.24
22 ARCHIE MUSGROVE 3.13
23 JOE FRAME 3.07
24 CHARLES JESSUP 3.00
25 JACK MCCRADY 2.81
26 CHRIS FITZPATRICK 2.70
27 MIKE GARDNER 1.74
Saturday 9-10
Rank Name Weight
1 ANDY PETERS 6.09
2 BEN HUDSON 5.24
3 RICK TILLEY JR 5.13
4 RON FULWIDER 4.76
5 WES STACY 4.22
6 JERRY GOBLE 4.12
6 LANDON SIGGERS 4.12
8 TJ TESTER 4.11
9 RONALD ROSE 4.10
9 BRADLEY BROWN 4.10
11 SCOTT DAMERON 4.07
12 JOE FAVERO 4.03
13 CHRIS COX 3.94
13 JR GERST 3.94
15 KELLY JOHNSON 3.87
16 CHRISTIAN SIMMONS 3.70
17 JIM LANGRIDGE 3.55
18 ANDREW CAMPBELL 3.17
Saturday 10-11
Rank Name Weight
1 THOMAS WOOTEN 6.48
2 DEREK DECAMP 5.36
3 CURTIS TALBOTT 5.28
4 BILL BAILEY 4.74
5 RAY CARPENTER 4.72
6 KENNETH BEARD 4.58
7 SCOTT MARTIN 4.10
8 BRYAN THOMPSON 4.06
9 SCHONN DENNEY 4.05
10 MIKE SCOTT 3.90
11 CHRIS BRUMMETT 3.82
12 STEVE SELFRIDGE 3.72
13 RONALD ROSE 3.60
14 DAVE PAYNE 3.56
14 JAMEY BRUGH 3.56
16 DAVE KRIMM 3.42
17 BRIAN ANDERSON 3.22
18 MARCUS FOX 3.08
19 KEVIN LANKFORD 2.83
Saturday 11-12
Rank Name Weight
1 RANDY FAIRBANKS 8.32
2 JASON HOLDER 5.53
3 DAVID BRYANT 5.09
4 STEVEN ANDERSON 4.73
4 TOMMY MORGAN 4.73
6 JOSH BAILEY 4.71
7 IAN MCROY 4.68
8 JAMES DRAPER 4.59
9 CHANCE YOUNKER 4.29
10 NICK POE 4.17
11 LUKE NICHOLS 3.91
12 JOSH VAUGHAN 3.84
13 JOE DEMONBREUN 3.54
14 JEFF PRESLEY 3.49
15 BERT FITZGERALD 3.47
16 VIRGIL HARDEN 3.40
17 RAY CARPENTER 3.24
18 DENNIS FOX 3.23
19 MARK LASHER 3.01
20 PRESTON WADDELL 2.97
21 MICHAEL EPPERLEY 2.47
Saturday 12-1
Rank Name Weight
1 JAMES ELLIS 5.42
2 MARK LASHER 5.14
3 JODY BELCHER 5.00
4 JACOB PERKINS 4.98
5 JD ROWE 4.82
6 WAYNE SUTPHIN 4.79
7 CHRIS BLACK 4.74
8 STEVE HAMILTON 4.67
9 JIMMY ANDREWS 4.41
10 MORGAN OVERSTREET 4.36
11 THOMAS WOOTEN 4.32
12 SAM GRAY 4.13
13 JONATHAN ARRINGTON 4.08
14 ROBERT HUDSON 4.05
15 JOSH BAILEY 3.99
16 SHANE THACKER 3.96
17 JEFF WITT 3.84
18 DENNIS HELTZEL 3.77
19 TIM BOOTHE 3.72
20 JAMES MARTIN 3.57
21 TOMMY MORGAN 3.55
22 RICK WHITE 3.50
23 CHAD BOWMAN 3.47
24 CARL HOSKINS 3.43
25 PATRICK WILES 3.29
25 JODY HEDRICK 3.29
27 JC DEAN 2.96
28 AUSTIN JANNEY 2.71
29 JESSICA HEDRICK 2.50
30 JERRY ALDHIZER 2.45
31 JEFF MACINTYRE 2.30
32 BO HOWLAND 2.05
33 KYLE FRANKLIN 1.67
Saturday 1-2
Rank Name Weight
1 FLOYD SQUIRES 5.60
2 MATTHEW COLLINS 5.28
3 BEN ABELE 5.04
4 CHRIS BRUMMETT 4.96
5 STEVEN ANDERSON 4.94
6 DAVID BEARD 4.51
7 DENNIS FOX 4.45
8 PAUL MAYHEW 4.24
9 RICK TILLEY JR 4.20
10 CODY AYERS 4.16
11 KEITH EATON 4.02
11 THOMAS WOOTEN 4.02
13 PATRICK WILES 4.00
14 JERRY GALLOGLY 3.95
15 MITCHELL FARISS 3.92
16 LANDON SIGGERS 3.82
17 STEVE COLGIN 3.54
18 SAM GRAY 3.43
18 CHRIS BLACK 3.43
20 JARRED WILLIAMS 3.29
21 TIMOTHY HOSEY JR 3.28
22 JACOB JOHNSON 3.25
23 TJ BUSH 3.07
24 JOHN CERISANO 2.89
25 DAVID PAYNE 2.82
26 ERIC DILLON 2.49
27 JESSE CERISANO 1.58
Saturday 2-3
Rank Name Weight
1 RANDY ARTHUR 5.74
2 JONATHAN MARTIN 5.49
3 ELI ROBERSON 5.42
4 ERIC RUMLEY 5.33
5 NIC BASHAM 5.29
6 TODD MABRY 4.81
6 GILES PERDUE 4.81
8 RANDY SAYERS 4.79
9 NATHAN KELLER 4.60
10 CHUCK CREGGER 4.34
11 JEREMY CALDWELL 4.33
12 ADAM GUM 4.10
13 KELLY JOHNSON 4.06
14 JARRED WILLIAMS 4.00
15 DAVID BRYANT 3.95
16 GREG FRALIN 3.90
17 WAYNE PURDUM 3.87
17 MURRAY ROBERSON JR 3.87
19 KEITH EATON 3.83
19 JOSH DIPAULO 3.83
21 STEVE CONNER 3.82
21 BRYAN TOUCHSTONE 3.82
23 PERRY HUGHES 3.79
24 HARVE BURDETTE 3.76
25 RANDY BOWLES 3.73
26 REGGIE MAYHEW 3.63
27 ROBERT HUDSON 3.61
28 RALPH HOLLIFIELD JR 3.58
29 DENNIS FOX 3.55
30 RONALD AKERS 3.48
31 DOUG COOK 3.41
32 CHAD PAXTON 3.29
33 JUSTIN MEDEIROS 3.27
34 JEFF CHASTAIN 3.19
35 DAVID BEARD 3.15
35 ETHAN TYREE 3.15
37 JASON NEIGHBORS 2.95
38 JARED WITT 2.82
39 ROBERT MICHAEL KLOBY 2.77
40 IAN MCROY 2.73
41 STEVEN CHAPMAN 2.65
42 DEVIN CORNS 2.64
43 BRYAN CUTHBERTSON 1.81