The Soddy Daisy Junior High team of William Collins and Kyler Jenkins takes the Day 1 lead in the Bassmaster Junior National Championship at Chickamauga Lake with a three-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 4 ounces.
Photo by Tyler Bridges/B.A.S.S.
July 26, 2024
Soddy Daisy duo claims Day 1 lead at Bassmaster Junior National Championship
DAYTON, Tenn. — William Collins and Kyler Jenkins from Soddy Daisy Junior High bass team took advantage of their home-field advantage at the Bassmaster Junior National Championship at Chickamauga Lake by catching a three-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 4 ounces to take the Day 1 lead.
The High Country Bass Anglers duo of Hannah Sage and Tanner Ortega are second with 12-12 and Tayson Stiehl from the Winner Junior Bassmasters is third with 11-3. On the day, 50 teams achieved limits, and more than 100 teams caught at least one keeper bass.
“I feel pretty amazing right now,” Collins said. “Today was a really fun day. I’m pretty excited for tomorrow. I’ve been praying about it. We had our bite (dialed in) between two practice days. The third day we pretty much eliminated water.”
The rising freshmen live five minutes from the nearest boat ramp, which has provided them ample opportunity to get out on the water and hone their skills. Fishing close to home also allowed Jenkins to make it to football practice immediately after weigh-in.
“It is fishing pretty well for us right now,” Collins said. “I’ve been having good trip after good trip, so I can’t really complain.”
While their first spot didn’t pan out quite like they hoped, Collins and Jenkins landed their biggest bass of the day at the second stop, a 6-14 that turned out to be Collins’ personal best largemouth.
“I threw beside a clump of grass and caught that (big one),” Collins said. “I was pretty much jumping up and down when I caught it. It bit right beside the boat. I set the hook and (Jenkins) netted it really quickly.”
From there, the duo landed four bass over 3 pounds to upgrade to their final tally.
The Soddy Daisy anglers have several different patterns working in their favor, and Collins said he and Jenkins used eight or nine different baits throughout the day.
Knowing how many big bass are in Chickamauga Lake, Collins said he and Jenkins will likely have to repeat their impressive Day 1 performance in order to claim the victory.
“Tomorrow we are going to shoot for 15 pounds,” Collins said.
The full field of 129 teams will launch from the Dayton Boat Dock beginning at 6:30 a.m. ET and return for weigh-in at 2:30 p.m., and the winning team will be crowned at the conclusion of weigh-in.
The City of Dayton is hosting the tournament.
2024 Bassmaster Junior Championship 7/26-7/27
Chickamauga Lake, Dayton TN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1
Angler Club/School Pts
1. William Collins – Kyler Jenkins Soddy Daisy Jr High 0
Day 1: 3 14-04 Total: 3 14-04
2. Hannah Sage – Tanner Ortega High Country Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 12-12 Total: 3 12-12
3. Tayson Stiehl – Winner Junior Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 11-03 Total: 3 11-03
4. Lane Lewis – Grady Peterson Iowa Youth Fishing League – IA 0
Day 1: 3 10-09 Total: 3 10-09
5. Grahm Singerhouse – Andres Solorzano Stillwater Junior 0
Day 1: 3 10-08 Total: 3 10-08
6. Joseph Childers – Bray Youngblood Swla Jr Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 10-06 Total: 3 10-06
7. Drew Mcclellan – Noah Hiott Indiana Junior Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 10-03 Total: 3 10-03
8. Damian Gumm – Brock Stevens 0
Day 1: 3 09-14 Total: 3 09-14
9. Larson Morgan – John Balcerzak Southlake Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 3 09-11 Total: 3 09-11
10. Conner Tate – Sawyer Knickerbocker Vermillion Junior Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 09-09 Total: 3 09-09
11. Carson Stevens – Wesley Osuna Franklin County Jr Bass Team – T 0
Day 1: 3 09-07 Total: 3 09-07
12. Jack Kennedy – Brentley West Mulberry Bassmasters Jr Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 09-03 Total: 3 09-03
12. Blake Richardson – Bentley Richardson Southern Outcast Jr 0
Day 1: 3 09-03 Total: 3 09-03
14. Kipton Hall – Wyatt Parker Baldwin County Hs Juniors Fishin 0
Day 1: 3 08-13 Total: 3 08-13
15. Sawyer Adams – Colton Talbert Gilbert Jr Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 08-12 Total: 3 08-12
16. Bo Hollen – Ari Clark Mon Valley Junior Bassmasters – 0
Day 1: 3 08-12 Total: 3 08-12
17. Brody Allen – Caden Harris Hendry County Junior Bassmater 0
Day 1: 3 08-11 Total: 3 08-11
18. Easton Dickens – Eli Stevens New River Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 08-11 Total: 3 08-11
19. Bennett Bullard – Kei Blaylock Trader Bills 0
Day 1: 3 08-09 Total: 3 08-09
19. Fisher Williams – Blaine Chastain Bolivar Hs 0
Day 1: 3 08-09 Total: 3 08-09
21. Liam Holze – John Price Off the Hook Jr Bassmasters – IL 0
Day 1: 3 08-08 Total: 3 08-08
22. Lem Tate – Baylor Mccuiston Pine Grove High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-07 Total: 3 08-07
23. Parker Smith – Carson Randan Scotts Hill High School Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 08-06 Total: 3 08-06
24. Hudson Clark – Jackson Leath Sumner County Jr Bass Team – TN 0
Day 1: 3 08-05 Total: 3 08-05
24. Knox White – Grayson Sanford Mt. Juliet Fishing – Juniors 0
Day 1: 3 08-05 Total: 3 08-05
26. Max Daniel – Carter Oufnac Parkview Baptist Jr School Bass 0
Day 1: 3 08-04 Total: 3 08-04
26. Piers Picou – Jaxon Plaisance Central Catholic – LA 0
Day 1: 3 08-04 Total: 3 08-04
28. Cooper Taylor – Gage West Lowndes Jr Viking Lip Rippers 0
Day 1: 3 08-02 Total: 3 08-02
29. Reed Crisman – Will Crisman Mecklenburg High School Junior A 0
Day 1: 3 08-00 Total: 3 08-00
30. Elijah Booker – Bayler Cooksey Mt. Juliet Fishing – Juniors 0
Day 1: 3 07-12 Total: 3 07-12
31. Cash Rath – Parker Clennon Arkansas Youth Anglers Junior 0
Day 1: 3 07-11 Total: 3 07-11
32. Braydon Scott – Bentley Keeter Pickett County Elementary Fishin 0
Day 1: 3 07-10 Total: 3 07-10
33. Brady Wells – Dakota Gordon Bath County Juniors 0
Day 1: 3 07-08 Total: 3 07-08
34. Mitchell Boles – Nixon Melton Clay County Junior Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 07-05 Total: 3 07-05
34. Isaiah Crockett – Eli Milam Southern WV Jr Bassmasters – WV 0
Day 1: 3 07-05 Total: 3 07-05
36. Boston Werner – Northeast Wisconsin Bass – WI 0
Day 1: 3 07-04 Total: 3 07-04
37. Crews Mcferrin – Karns Jr High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-03 Total: 3 07-03
38. Holt Harmon – Memphis Howard Central Lion Fishing 0
Day 1: 3 07-01 Total: 3 07-01
39. Brayden Griffin – Willis Junior Basskats 0
Day 1: 2 07-01 Total: 2 07-01
40. Tucker Burr – Logan Herbst Anoka Ramsey Jr Bassers 0
Day 1: 3 06-13 Total: 3 06-13
41. Cole Watkins – Luke Delaney Jr. Southwest Bassmasters-Denham 0
Day 1: 3 06-12 Total: 3 06-12
42. Avery Schmitt – Maddox Hanson Eastern Iowa Jr. Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 06-09 Total: 3 06-09
43. Joseph Eskew – Nathan Banach Off The Hook Jr. Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 06-08 Total: 3 06-08
44. Kannon Sample – Samuel Shuford Sc Lower State Jr Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 06-07 Total: 3 06-07
44. Maddox Shaffer – Myles Shaffer Junior Garrett Bass Slayers 0
Day 1: 3 06-07 Total: 3 06-07
46. Brady Almand – Jaxon Martin Tennessee Valley Jr Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 06-05 Total: 3 06-05
47. Kerry Johnson – Mavrick Grove Creekwood Hs Redhawks Fishing 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Total: 3 06-03
47. Beckett Kraft – Sullivan Kraft Port City Junior Bass Masters 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Total: 3 06-03
47. Caleb Terrazas – Rylan Emerson Phoenix Junior Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Total: 3 06-03
50. Gunner Robbins – Drew Smith Livingston Academy Junior Bassma 0
Day 1: 3 05-15 Total: 3 05-15
51. Brantley Pennington – Ethan Hill Central Arkansas Junior Bassmast 0
Day 1: 2 05-12 Total: 2 05-12
52. Grant Klein – Elijah Marziano New Hampshire Jr. Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 2 05-08 Total: 2 05-08
53. Cameron Bougher – Levi White Mannford High School Bass Fishin 0
Day 1: 2 05-05 Total: 2 05-05
53. Asher Hart – Camden Baker Hartley’s Hawgs Piglets 0
Day 1: 2 05-05 Total: 2 05-05
55. Kannon Wood – Gulf Port High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-15 Total: 2 04-15
56. Dean Austin – Caleb Moore Off The Hook Jr. Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 2 04-13 Total: 2 04-13
57. James Boquet – Landon Grabert Houma Christian Jr Bass Club 0
Day 1: 2 04-12 Total: 2 04-12
58. Hunter Brakefield – Landon White Mt. Juliet Fishing – Juniors 0
Day 1: 1 04-12 Total: 1 04-12
59. Logan Carmichael – Finn Mahoney Kawartha Hs Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 2 04-11 Total: 2 04-11
60. Brady Gunkle – Quintin Bergey Junior Wildcats 0
Day 1: 1 04-09 Total: 1 04-09
61. Gary Allen Underwood – Jeremiah Underwood Hamblen County Anglers Juniors 0
Day 1: 2 04-07 Total: 2 04-07
62. Bryant Atwood – Matthew Balden Vidor Pirate Jr Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 2 04-06 Total: 2 04-06
63. Tyler Nelson – Saw Reynolds Bandys Fishing Team Juniors 0
Day 1: 2 04-04 Total: 2 04-04
64. Hayden Vanwinkle – Kendal Ward Rocky Mtn Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 2 04-01 Total: 2 04-01
65. Coy Cassady – Ryan Crane Wateree Anglers Club 0
Day 1: 2 04-00 Total: 2 04-00
66. Gage Wright – Braxton Bogdansky Sc Upper State Bass Club 0
Day 1: 1 03-15 Total: 1 03-15
67. Brock Davis – Kaine Smith Bolivar Hs 0
Day 1: 1 03-14 Total: 1 03-14
68. Hunter Beach – Austin Jefferson Fighting Fishsticks Jr. Bass Clu 0
Day 1: 2 03-13 Total: 2 03-13
69. Halton Howard – Garrett Westfall Arkansas Youth Anglers Junior 0
Day 1: 2 03-11 Total: 2 03-11
70. Landon Emmons – Conner Emmons Franklin County Jr Bass 0
Day 1: 2 03-08 Total: 2 03-08
71. Carson Beal – Tripp Bearden Abilene Wylie Junior Bass 0
Day 1: 2 03-07 Total: 2 03-07
71. Levi Snowball – Zachary Mcalister Cincinnati Youth Bass Club Jr 0
Day 1: 2 03-07 Total: 2 03-07
73. Brayden Jenner – Tatum Ceccorulli St. Martin Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 1 03-07 Total: 1 03-07
74. Eben Bolding – Mason Carter Trhs Devildog Anglers Travelers 0
Day 1: 2 03-03 Total: 2 03-03
75. Jaxson Beard – Landon Vaughn Pendleton High School Fishing Te 0
Day 1: 1 03-00 Total: 1 03-00
76. Cason Curry – Jaxon Curry Rocky Mtn Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 1 02-14 Total: 1 02-14
76. Kenny Simonis – Peter Riker Fruitport High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-14 Total: 1 02-14
78. Coleman Hampel – Landon Tatum Lumpkin County Schools 0
Day 1: 1 02-13 Total: 1 02-13
79. Olivia King – Harper Krohn D’iberville Hs Warrior Bass Nati 0
Day 1: 1 02-10 Total: 1 02-10
79. Mason Samson – Reed Orzechowski NH Junior Bassmasters – NH 0
Day 1: 1 02-10 Total: 1 02-10
79. Carsen Sands – Owen Chittenden Grand Haven High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-10 Total: 1 02-10
82. Dylin Mizell – Bossier Parish High School Bass 0
Day 1: 1 02-06 Total: 1 02-06
82. Kort Roberts – Katera Roberts Junior Keystone Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 1 02-06 Total: 1 02-06
82. Brantley Todd – Owen Goss Piedmont Youth Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 1 02-06 Total: 1 02-06
85. Austin Buttrick – Weston Hamrick Cleveland County Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 1 02-05 Total: 1 02-05
86. Drake Walls – Hunter Shrader Mid Florida Youth Anglers Jr 0
Day 1: 1 02-03 Total: 1 02-03
86. Conner White – Drake Highsmith Junior Keystone Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 1 02-03 Total: 1 02-03
88. Wally Peer Iv – Tanner Muzyk Bass Nation Juniors 0
Day 1: 1 02-03 Total: 1 02-03
89. Greyson Harper – Garreson Currie Topeka Jr Hawgs 0
Day 1: 1 02-02 Total: 1 02-02
89. Deacon Keefe – Brayden Blair Reeths Puffer High School Fishin 0
Day 1: 1 02-02 Total: 1 02-02
89. Bentley Wright – Staten Whitecotton Buckhorn Bass Fishing 0
Day 1: 1 02-02 Total: 1 02-02
92. Harlow Bryant – Huxley Bryant Tarkington Youth Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 1 02-01 Total: 1 02-01
92. Tristan Stewart – DJ Johnson III Mt. Pleasant Junior Bass Team – 0
Day 1: 1 02-01 Total: 1 02-01
94. Brayen Barnhill – Reed Abrams 757 Bass 0
Day 1: 1 02-00 Total: 1 02-00
94. Jaxon Sparks – Colby Peoples Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 1 02-00 Total: 1 02-00
96. Johnathon Harris – Maci Golden West Greene High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-15 Total: 1 01-15
97. Bryson Hannem – Jayse Ordahl Bloomington Juniors 0
Day 1: 1 01-14 Total: 1 01-14
97. Burke Sorenson – Braden Royse Eureka Youth Club 0
Day 1: 1 01-14 Total: 1 01-14
99. Eastin Gilliland – Gunnar Freeman Lone Star Jr Bassmasters – TX 0
Day 1: 1 01-13 Total: 1 01-13
99. Grifinn Thomas-Hamm – Tahlen Thomas-Hamm Southside Junior Anglers 0
Day 1: 1 01-13 Total: 1 01-13
101. Logan Dunham – Braeden Walker Fighting Fishsticks Jr. Bass Clu 0
Day 1: 1 01-10 Total: 1 01-10
102. Ben Johnston – Sam Bucala Federation Nation Jr. Bassmaster 0
Day 1: 1 00-10 Total: 1 00-10
103. James Barkley – Nikolas Foster New Hampshire Jr. Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Anna Brown – Coleman Moore Loudon Redskins Jr Bass Team – T 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Gavin Brubaker – Hunter Haines Susquehanna Valley Jr Fishing Te 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Korben Burgess – Mack Josey Cleveland County Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Rachel Burks – Clay County Anglers – TN 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Quinn Cancellieri – Kingston Bartley Denver Jr Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Quinn Cook – Michael Basile Off The Hook Jr. Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Blaine Davis – Bo Pearson Liberty County Junior Anglers 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Tucker Fratz – Rowan Rikhye Junior Garrett Bass Slayers 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Elijah Hart – Marlon Gammon Hartley’s Hawgs Piglets 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Dixon Heflin – Toby Potts Bedford County Youth Bass Club – 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Kaden Henderson – Nickolas Tinkle Arkansas Youth Anglers – AR 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Heston Hoffman – Samuel Holland Topeka Jr Hawgs 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Hunter Hogan – Chase Hogan Avonworth Middle School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Jake Jaracy – Jack Jaracy Bass Lightning 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Buddy Malone – Avren Wells Topeka Jr Hawgs 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Brayden Marcum – Tyler Goble Cardinal Youth Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Kylan Martin – Ryder Ginter Montgomery County High School Ba 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Mackenzie Muntz – Jacob Muntz Black Swamp High School Fishing 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Jake Ray – Max Stewart Live Oak Jr Eagles 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Walker Sawyer – Ashbi Sawyer Payette River Jr. Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Jaxon Schmidt – Brayden Savage Junior Garrett Bass Slayers 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Jake Sidney – Luke Sidney Phoenix Junior Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Graham Streeter – Jackson Reed Indiana Junior Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Kale Temple – Easton Kelley Hart County High School Anglers 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Tristan Topa – Caleb Robert Port City Junior Bass Masters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
103. Oliver Williams – Corvin Katzban Eagleton Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 49 220 581-08
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49 220 581-08
