Lane leverages key spot for Bassmaster Open lead on Watts Bar Reservoir

Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Fla., is leading after Day 1 of the 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Watts Bar Reservoir with 15 pounds, 2 ounces. 

Photo by Andy Crawford/B.A.S.S.

September 14, 2023

KINGSTON, Tenn. — Bobby Lane didn’t want to overstay his welcome, but protecting a special spot allowed the Lakeland, Fla., pro to bag a limit of 15 pounds, 2 ounces to lead Day 1 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Watts Bar Reservoir.

In a tight Top 10 with 2-7 separating first place from 10th, Lane leads second-place Tyler Williams by 3 ounces.

“The problem with where I was this morning was I caught ‘em quick and there were about eight boats around, so I couldn’t leave the spot,” Lane said. “That was where the fish were and the minute I left they would go right there because no one was catching anything around me.

“I would have loved to have had the place to myself where I could have caught five and gotten out of there. As tough as it is to get bit out here right now, I really wish I could have saved some of those fish for Day 2, but I couldn’t leave as early as I wanted to.”

Having grown up fishing Florida’s grassy lakes, Lane said he enjoyed fishing familiar habitat, although he had to adjust his Sunshine State tactics for local scenarios.

“I felt at home, but it doesn’t fish like home,” Lane said. “The grass fishes differently and it sets up differently. There are so many different kinds of grass here. Back in Okeechobee, we have hydrilla and eelgrass. Up here, you have coontail, you have hydrilla, you have milfoil, you have this leafy grass and it’s all mixed together.

“A lot of it’s matted up and some of it’s thin and you kind of had to fish your way through in practice to figure out which grass they wanted. After today, I decided they didn’t care which grass it was. You just had to fish your backside off.”

An early topwater bite with the new Berkley Swamp Lord popping frog in the copperhead color yielded seven keepers, two of which crossed the weigh-in stage. Lane ended up filling his limit by fishing Texas-rigged Berkley Powerbait plastics.

“I hadn’t caught many on topwater this week,” he said. “But this morning, one of those big ones came on the frog. Right after that, one came up schooling, so I threw over there and caught it. It was a 2 1/2-pounder.”

Notably, Lane said he initially had not planned on fishing what turned out to be a surprisingly productive area.

“It finally clicked today. It was a tough practice, and I only had a limit one day,” Lane said. “I shook a few fish off (in practice) and I said, ‘Man, I’ve got to go back.’

“I put that Power-Pole Move trolling motor on about 10 and just cruised through that grass.”

Lane said the key to maximizing his main area’s productivity was dialing in a specific habitat element. Once he finally yielded his spot, he did so for the purpose of checking on a possible Plan B that might serve his Day 2 objective.

“I left one little area alone today. I ran into it, made one cast, caught one almost 3 pounds and left,” Lane said. “I’m hoping that will pan out for tomorrow.”

Hailing from Belgrade, Maine, Williams is in second place with 14-15. He did most of his work without his trolling motor and Power-Poles, which stopped functioning early into his day.

Anchoring his bag with a 4-12, Williams salvaged his day by drifting across promising areas and doing his best to fish as many isolated targets as he could. Defining resilience, Williams overcame what he termed the most mentally taxing day he’s ever spent on the water and made the best of what he had to work with.

“I don’t get spun out on the water and I was getting spun out today,” Williams said. “I nearly gave up this morning, but I sat down, ate some Jack’s Links beef jerky — the barbecue flavor — and gave myself a pep talk.

“I figured the best thing to do was to fish areas with these isolated targets — a stump, a brushpile, a grass clump — but because I couldn’t use my trolling motor, I couldn’t turn my (forward-facing sonar transducer), so I had to lean over the bow and turn it by hand. I nearly fell in three times.”

Dale Hightower of Mannford, Okla., is in third place with 14-8. Similar to Lane’s story, Hightower was not planning to fish the area that carried his first-round effort, but a last-minute decision delivered surprisingly favorable results.

“I almost didn’t go to this spot, but then I thought, ‘No better than what my practice was, I’d better go,’” Hightower said. “I never really keyed in on a topwater bite all through practice. It happens early and it’s only a short window. In practice, I don’t think I was getting out there early enough to cover enough water to see.

“I got 15 bites doing that today. Later in the day, I just went fishing in the area where I’d caught some fish in practice. I just slowed down and caught them on finesse baits.”

Jason Abram of Piney Flats, Tenn., is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 4-14.

Darren Kelly of Wartburg, Tenn., leads the co-angler division with 6-14. With a 3-pounder boosting his day’s efforts, Kelly said diversity was the key to his success.

“We did a little bit of everything today,” Kelly said. “I had a fish on every bait I threw. I’d catch one flipping, then I’d turn around and catch one on a shaky head, then I’d turn around and catch one on a ChatterBait.

“I was rotating a lot of rods and the good Lord gave me three keepers. That’s what I needed.”

Kelly caught his big fish around 12:30 p.m. by flipping a Berkley Havoc Pit Boss with a 5/16-ounce tungsten weight.

Harold Addison of Columbia, S.C., holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers with a 3-4.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 7:15 a.m. CT at Kingston Boat Ramp. The weigh-in will be held at the ramp at 3:15 p.m. Full coverage will be available on Bassmaster.com.

2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Watts Bar 9/14-9/16
Watts Bar Reservoir, Kingston  TN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL             5  15-02  200
Day 1: 5   15-02
2.  Tyler Williams         Belgrade, ME             5  14-15  199
Day 1: 5   14-15
3.  Dale Hightower         Mannford, OK             5  14-08  198
Day 1: 5   14-08
4.  Tucker Veronee         Gilbert, SC              5  13-14  197
Day 1: 5   13-14
5.  Jacob Bigelow          Cecil, WI                5  13-07  196
Day 1: 5   13-07
6.  Mike Surman            Boca Raton, FL           5  13-04  195
Day 1: 5   13-04
7.  John Garrett           Union City, TN           5  13-01  194
Day 1: 5   13-01
8.  Jason Abram            Piney Flats, TN          5  13-00  193
Day 1: 5   13-00
9.  Sam George             Athens, AL               5  12-13  192
Day 1: 5   12-13
10. Jason Lambert          Savannah, TN             5  12-11  191
Day 1: 5   12-11
11. Adam Rasmussen         Sturgeon Bay, WI         5  12-09  190
Day 1: 5   12-09
12. Jason Carpenter        Castle Pines, CO         5  12-07  189
Day 1: 5   12-07
13. Trey McKinney          Carbondale, IL           5  12-04  188
Day 1: 5   12-04
14. Kyle Austin            Ridgeville, SC           5  12-03  187
Day 1: 5   12-03
15. Wesley Gore            Clanton, AL              5  12-02  186
Day 1: 5   12-02
16. Lucas Murphy           West Columbia, MI        5  12-00  185
Day 1: 5   12-00
17. JT Thompkins           Myrtle Beach, SC         5  11-13  184
Day 1: 5   11-13
18. Chad Warren            Sand Springs, OK         5  11-12  183
Day 1: 5   11-12
19. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR          5  11-11  182
Day 1: 5   11-11
20. David Williams         Newton, NC               5  11-08  181
Day 1: 5   11-08
21. Kyle Patrick           Cooperstown, NY          5  11-07  180
Day 1: 5   11-07
22. Jeff Salmon            Mechanicsville, VA       5  11-06  179
Day 1: 5   11-06
23. Daisuke Kita           Ostu Shiga JAPAN         5  11-05  178
Day 1: 5   11-05
24. Wil Dieffenbauch III   Hundred, WV              4  11-05  177
Day 1: 4   11-05
25. Lafe Messer            Warfield, KY             5  11-04  176
Day 1: 5   11-04
26. Yusuke Miyazaki        Forney, TX               5  11-03  175
Day 1: 5   11-03
27. Chris Kingree          Inverness, FL            5  11-01  174
Day 1: 5   11-01
28. Takayuki Koike         Otsu-City JAPAN          5  10-14  173
Day 1: 5   10-14
29. Jonathan Dietz         Corry, PA                5  10-13  172
Day 1: 5   10-13
30. Jake Maddux            Birmingham, AL           5  10-12  171
Day 1: 5   10-12
30. Kyle Monti             Okeechobee, FL           5  10-12  171
Day 1: 5   10-12
32. Shaine Campbell        Brookeland, TX           5  10-09  169
Day 1: 5   10-09
33. Rob Digh               Denver, NC               4  10-09  168
Day 1: 4   10-09
34. Brett Cannon           Willis, TX               5  10-07  167
Day 1: 5   10-07
35. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           5  10-05  166
Day 1: 5   10-05
36. Alex Murray            Lake Charles, LA         5  10-04  165
Day 1: 5   10-04
37. Pete Gluszek           Mount Laurel, NJ         5  10-03  164
Day 1: 5   10-03
38. Jack York              Emory, TX                3  10-03  163
Day 1: 3   10-03
39. Greg Bohannan          Bentonville, AR          5  10-02  162
Day 1: 5   10-02
39. Chris Hellebuyck       White Lake, MI           5  10-02  162
Day 1: 5   10-02
41. Clark Reehm            Elm Grove, LA            4  10-02  160
Day 1: 4   10-02
42. Hunter Sales           Blaine, TN               5  10-00  159
Day 1: 5   10-00
43. Paul Browning          Pecos, TX                4  10-00  158
Day 1: 4   10-00
44. John Conway Jr         Henrico, VA              5  09-15  157
Day 1: 5   09-15
44. Jack Dice              Lynchburg, VA            5  09-15  157
Day 1: 5   09-15
46. Blake Smith            Lakeland, FL             5  09-15  155
Day 1: 5   09-15
47. Logan Johnson          Jasper, AL               4  09-15  154
Day 1: 4   09-15
48. Zeke Gossett           Pell City, AL            5  09-14  153
Day 1: 5   09-14
48. Andrew Upshaw          Hemphill, TX             5  09-14  153
Day 1: 5   09-14
50. Allan Nail             Sand Springs, OK         5  09-13  151
Day 1: 5   09-13
51. Chase Clarke           Virginia Beach, VA       5  09-12  150
Day 1: 5   09-12
52. Cody Detweiler         Guntersville, AL         5  09-11  149
Day 1: 5   09-11
53. Robert Gee             Knoxville, TN            5  09-10  148
Day 1: 5   09-10
54. Ryan Broughman         Corapeake, NC            5  09-09  147
Day 1: 5   09-09
55. Jacob Thompkins        Myrtle Beach, SC         3  09-08  146
Day 1: 3   09-08
56. Kenji Yamada           Hixson, TN               5  09-07  145
Day 1: 5   09-07
57. Keith Tuma             Brainerd, MN             5  09-05  144
Day 1: 5   09-05
58. Brad Knight            Lancing, TN              5  09-04  143
Day 1: 5   09-04
58. John Soukup            Sapulpa, OK              5  09-04  143
Day 1: 5   09-04
60. Alex Heintze           Denham Springs, LA       5  09-02  141
Day 1: 5   09-02
60. Brandon McMillan       Clewiston, FL            5  09-02  141
Day 1: 5   09-02
62. Austin Cranford        Norman, OK               5  09-01  139
Day 1: 5   09-01
63. Logan Parks            Auburn, AL               4  09-01  138
Day 1: 4   09-01
64. Chris Dillow           Waynesboro, VA           4  09-00  137
Day 1: 4   09-00
65. Victor Alford          Kingston, TN             5  08-14  136
Day 1: 5   08-14
66. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           5  08-13  135
Day 1: 5   08-13
66. Josh Hubbard           Dunnellon, FL            5  08-13  135
Day 1: 5   08-13
68. Julius Mazy            Phoenix, AZ              5  08-11  133
Day 1: 5   08-11
69. Teb Jones              Yalaha, MS               4  08-11  132
Day 1: 4   08-11
69. Brayden Rakes          Winston Salem, NC        4  08-11  132
Day 1: 4   08-11
71. Bo Thomas              Edwardsburg, MI          5  08-10  130
Day 1: 5   08-10
72. Kurt Mitchell          Milford, DE              4  08-08  129
Day 1: 4   08-08
73. Matt Pangrac           Shawnee, OK              5  08-07  128
Day 1: 5   08-07
74. Ish Monroe             Oakdale, CA              4  08-07  127
Day 1: 4   08-07
75. Tommy Williams         Shepherdsville, KY       4  08-06  126
Day 1: 4   08-06
76. Ty Faber               Pagosa Springs, CO       4  08-05  125
Day 1: 4   08-05
76. Louis Monetti          Brielle, NJ              4  08-05  125
Day 1: 4   08-05
78. Destin DeMarion        Harborcreek, PA          4  08-02  123
Day 1: 4   08-02
79. Miles Burghoff         Dayton, TN               3  08-00  122
Day 1: 3   08-00
79. Taylor Watkins         Clinton, TN              3  08-00  122
Day 1: 3   08-00
81. Denny Fiedler          Wabasha, MN              3  07-14  120
Day 1: 3   07-14
82. Keith Brumfield        Vicksburg, MS            4  07-09  119
Day 1: 4   07-09
83. Matt Henry             Milledgeville, GA        4  07-06  118
Day 1: 4   07-06
83. Andrew Mlotek          Indianapolis, IN         4  07-06  118
Day 1: 4   07-06
85. Chris Whitson          Louisville, TN           4  07-06  116
Day 1: 4   07-06
86. Powell Kemp            Scotland Neck, NC        3  07-06  115
Day 1: 3   07-06
87. Craig Chambers         Midland, NC              3  07-05  114
Day 1: 3   07-05
88. Rich Ortiz             Fort Ann, NY             4  07-03  113
Day 1: 4   07-03
89. Chase Henley           Kingston, TN             4  07-01  112
Day 1: 4   07-01
90. Brady Vernon           Sterrett, AL             3  07-01  111
Day 1: 3   07-01
91. Blake Sylvester        Plaquemine, LA           4  07-00  110
Day 1: 4   07-00
92. Brandon Tallhamer      Parkersburg, WV          4  06-14  109
Day 1: 4   06-14
93. Cole Drummond          Effingham, SC            4  06-12  108
Day 1: 4   06-12
94. Jamie Bruce            Kenora Ontario CANADA    3  06-12  107
Day 1: 3   06-12
94. Christian Shoda        Homosassa, FL            3  06-12  107
Day 1: 3   06-12
96. Brad Leuthner          Victoria, MN             4  06-10  105
Day 1: 4   06-10
97. Kenta Kimura           Osaka JAPAN              2  06-05  104
Day 1: 2   06-05
98. Trey Swindle           Cleveland, AL            4  06-04  103
Day 1: 4   06-04
99. Buck Mallory           Lawton, MI               3  06-03  102
Day 1: 3   06-03
100. Kyle Goltz             Cornell, WI              3  06-02  101
Day 1: 3   06-02
101. Matt Messer            Warfield, KY             2  06-02  100
Day 1: 2   06-02
102. Tyler Lubbat           Wheeling, IL             3  06-00   99
Day 1: 3   06-00
103. Jason Meninger         Yulee, FL                2  06-00   98
Day 1: 2   06-00
104. Chris Dover            Blacksburg, SC           3  05-15   97
Day 1: 3   05-15
104. Casey Smith            Victor, NY               3  05-15   97
Day 1: 3   05-15
106. Andrew Harp            Linden, TX               2  05-14   95
Day 1: 2   05-14
107. Phil Killian           Solomon, AZ              4  05-13   94
Day 1: 4   05-13
108. Tim Frederick          Leesburg, FL             3  05-12   93
Day 1: 3   05-12
108. Billy McDonald         Greenwood, IN            3  05-12   93
Day 1: 3   05-12
108. Casey Scanlon          Eldon, MO                3  05-12   93
Day 1: 3   05-12
111. Bronk Mcdaniel         Alexandria, LA           2  05-10   90
Day 1: 2   05-10
112. Tommy Brown            Louisville, TN           3  05-08   89
Day 1: 3   05-08
112. Griffin Phillips       Mount Olive, AL          3  05-08   89
Day 1: 3   05-08
114. Tripp Noojin           Bryant, AL               2  05-08   87
Day 1: 2   05-08
115. Scott Hamrick          Denver, NC               3  05-05   86
Day 1: 3   05-05
115. Dane Mitchell          Ten Mile, TN             3  05-05   86
Day 1: 3   05-05
115. JT Russell             Mc Calla, AL             3  05-05   86
Day 1: 3   05-05
118. Joey Hanna             Corsicana, TX            3  05-04   83
Day 1: 3   05-04
119. Shayne Berlo           Mclean, VA               3  05-03   82
Day 1: 3   05-03
120. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                  3  05-02   81
Day 1: 3   05-02
121. Joey Nania             Cropwell, AL             3  05-01   80
Day 1: 3   05-01
122. Chad Grigsby           Maple Grove, MN          3  04-15   79
Day 1: 3   04-15
123. Chris Keeble           Lenoir City, TN          2  04-13   78
Day 1: 2   04-13
124. Michael Vanosdale      Knoxville, TN            1  04-11   77
Day 1: 1   04-11
125. B.J. Usie              Bourg, LA                2  04-09   76
Day 1: 2   04-09
126. John Murray            Spring City, TN          2  04-06   75
Day 1: 2   04-06
127. Jimmy Washam           Stantonville, TN         1  04-05   74
Day 1: 1   04-05
128. Ben Milliken           New Caney, TX            2  04-04   73
Day 1: 2   04-04
129. Scott Kerslake         Okeechobee, FL           3  04-03   72
Day 1: 3   04-03
130. Chancy Walters         West Des Moines, IA      2  04-02   71
Day 1: 2   04-02
131. Tom Frink              Southside, AL            2  04-01   70
Day 1: 2   04-01
131. Danny Ramsey           Trinidad, TX             2  04-01   70
Day 1: 2   04-01
133. Cody Stahl             Barnsville, GA           2  03-15   68
Day 1: 2   03-15
134. Clay Samples           South Boston, VA         2  03-12   67
Day 1: 2   03-12
135. Johnathan Crossland    Chapin, SC               2  03-10   66
Day 1: 2   03-10
136. Scout Echols           Monticello, AR           2  03-08   65
Day 1: 2   03-08
137. Bryan Bickell          Newcastle CANADA         2  03-06   64
Day 1: 2   03-06
137. David Perdue           Wirtz, VA                2  03-06   64
Day 1: 2   03-06
139. Jason Tibbetts         Centreville, VA          2  03-04   62
Day 1: 2   03-04
140. Scott Isaacs           Ladonia, TX              2  03-04   61
Day 1: 2   03-04
141. Chris Blanchette       Edisto Island, SC        1  03-00   60
Day 1: 1   03-00
142. Josh Bragg             Fayetteville, GA         3  02-13   59
Day 1: 3   02-13
143. Darrell Davis          Dover, FL                1  02-07   58
Day 1: 1   02-07
144. Lucas Bogosian         Harrington Park, NJ      1  02-05   57
Day 1: 1   02-05
145. Chris Beaudrie         Princeton, KY            1  02-04   56
Day 1: 1   02-04
146. Destry Ford            Tuscaloosa, AL           1  02-03   55
Day 1: 1   02-03
147. Paul Bouvier           Kingston CANADA          1  02-00   54
Day 1: 1   02-00
147. Mike Mayo              Athens, TX               1  02-00   54
Day 1: 1   02-00
149. Chad Pipkens           Dewitt, MI               1  01-15   52
Day 1: 1   01-15
149. Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH              1  01-15   52
Day 1: 1   01-15
151. Stacey Jefferson       Conway, SC               1  01-14   50
Day 1: 1   01-14
152. Evan Barnes            Dardanelle, AR           1  01-13   49
Day 1: 1   01-13
152. Evan Kung              Pickering Ontario CANAD  1  01-13   49
Day 1: 1   01-13
152. Lance Owen             Greer, SC                1  01-13   49
Day 1: 1   01-13
152. Zack Williams          Nashville, TN            1  01-13   49
Day 1: 1   01-13
156. Brock Belik            Orchard, NE              1  01-12   45
Day 1: 1   01-12
156. Flash Butts            Roanoke Rapids, NC       1  01-12   45
Day 1: 1   01-12
156. Trevor McKinney        Benton, IL               1  01-12   45
Day 1: 1   01-12
159. Jerry Gallogly Jr      North Tazewell, VA       1  01-11   42
Day 1: 1   01-11
160. Jonathan Bowling       Harriman, TN             1  01-10   41
Day 1: 1   01-10
160. Angela Mayo            Maiden, NC               1  01-10   41
Day 1: 1   01-10
160. Brian Post             Janesville, WI           1  01-10   41
Day 1: 1   01-10
163. Wesley Cashwell        Roanoke Rapids, NC       0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
163. Tony Dumitras          Winston, GA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
163. Andrew Hargrove        Moody, TX                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
163. Justin Kimmel          Athens, GA               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
163. Jeff Mcbeth            New Phila, OH            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
163. A.J. Menssen           Bloomington, IL          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
163. Brian Mullaney         Ijamsville, MD           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
163. Jenny Nevans           Dayton, TN               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
163. Jonathan Reames        Helena, AL               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
163. Jordan Sanderlin       Kill Devil Hills, NC     0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
163. Steve Tennison         Lexington, OK            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
163. Jack Tindel III        Orange, TX               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
163. William Patrick Turner Crossville, TN           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
163. Daniel Valois Gomez    Caracas FL VENEZUELA     0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
177. Derek Lehtonen         Woodruff, SC             1  -0-05   24
Day 1: 1   -00-05
178. Ryan Clark             Whitby Ontario CANADA    0  -1-00    0
Day 1: 0   -01-00
178. John Watts Jr          Flushing, MI             0  -1-00    0
Day 1: 0   -01-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        61       569      1212-08
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61       569      1212-08
2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Watts Bar 9/14-9/16
Watts Bar Reservoir, Kingston  TN.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Darren Kelly           Wartburg, TN             3  06-14  200
Day 1: 3   06-14
2.  Bird Jones             Loxahatchee, FL          3  06-10  199
Day 1: 3   06-10
3.  Alex Reece             Greenville, SC           3  06-09  198
Day 1: 3   06-09
4.  Harold Addison         Columbia, SC             3  06-08  197
Day 1: 3   06-08
5.  David Waack            Cary, NC                 3  05-10  196
Day 1: 3   05-10
6.  Akira Okuyama          Forest Hills, NY         3  05-09  195
Day 1: 3   05-09
7.  Sakae Ushio            Tonawanda, NY            3  05-08  194
Day 1: 3   05-08
7.  Alex  Watts            Salem, VA                3  05-08  194
Day 1: 3   05-08
9.  Ray Lehrman            Spring City, TN          2  05-06  192
Day 1: 2   05-06
10. Travis Nelson          Wartburg, TN             3  05-04  191
Day 1: 3   05-04
11. Levi Allgeier          Bardstown, KY            3  04-14  190
Day 1: 3   04-14
12. Chad Stahl             Barnesville, GA          2  04-11  189
Day 1: 2   04-11
13. Curtis Crooke          Washburn, TN             3  04-10  188
Day 1: 3   04-10
14. Brandon Smith          Knightdale, NC           2  04-10  187
Day 1: 2   04-10
14. Joe Tucker             Osceola, MO              2  04-10  187
Day 1: 2   04-10
16. Steven Robbins         Piketon, OH              2  04-06  185
Day 1: 2   04-06
17. George Malcolm         Gainesville, FL          2  04-01  184
Day 1: 2   04-01
18. John Sanderlin         Chesapeake, VA           2  04-00  183
Day 1: 2   04-00
19. Keith Gunsauls         Dandridge, TN            2  03-15  182
Day 1: 2   03-15
20. Joseph Essary          Knoxville, TN            2  03-12  181
Day 1: 2   03-12
21. Rick Cheatham          Carterville, IL          2  03-10  180
Day 1: 2   03-10
22. Harvey Reece           Chesterfield, VA         2  03-09  179
Day 1: 2   03-09
23. David Chamberlain      Hampton, VA              2  03-08  178
Day 1: 2   03-08
24. Russell Nicewander     Bluefield, WV            2  03-04  177
Day 1: 2   03-04
24. Scott Peters           Knoxville, TN            2  03-04  177
Day 1: 2   03-04
26. Nathan Isaacs          Knoxville, TN            1  02-15  175
Day 1: 1   02-15
27. Riley Nielsen          Murray, UT               2  02-12  174
Day 1: 2   02-12
28. Gary Haraguchi         Murfreesboro, TN         2  02-10  173
Day 1: 2   02-10
29. Dylan Mayo             Athens, TX               1  02-10  172
Day 1: 1   02-10
30. Eric White             Vinemont, AL             1  02-09  171
Day 1: 1   02-09
31. Don Bible II           Knoxville, TN            1  02-07  170
Day 1: 1   02-07
32. Alicia Raytrowsky      Delaware CANADA          1  02-04  169
Day 1: 1   02-04
33. Ricky Fulk             Shenandoah, VA           1  02-03  168
Day 1: 1   02-03
34. David Booth            Tazewell, TN             1  02-02  167
Day 1: 1   02-02
34. Robert Bruguiere       Roseland, VA             1  02-02  167
Day 1: 1   02-02
36. Josh Roberts           Ocala, FL                1  02-01  165
Day 1: 1   02-01
37. Travis Branstetter     Deer Lodge, TN           1  02-00  164
Day 1: 1   02-00
37. James Roten            West Jefferson, NC       1  02-00  164
Day 1: 1   02-00
39. Ryan Patterson         Scott Township, PA       1  01-15  162
Day 1: 1   01-15
39. Sergio Render          Crockett, VA             1  01-15  162
Day 1: 1   01-15
41. Mark Guhne             Hixson, TN               1  01-14  160
Day 1: 1   01-14
41. Scott Walker           Morristown, IN           1  01-14  160
Day 1: 1   01-14
43. Melvin Fults           Hendersonville, TN       2  01-13  158
Day 1: 2   01-13
44. David Booth            Erin, TN                 1  01-12  157
Day 1: 1   01-12
44. Tristan Bramblett      Tiger, GA                1  01-12  157
Day 1: 1   01-12
46. Bryant Bradley         Murfreesboro, TN         1  01-11  155
Day 1: 1   01-11
46. Todd Mowery            Madison, AL              1  01-11  155
Day 1: 1   01-11
46. Travis Turcotte        Pembroke CANADA          1  01-11  155
Day 1: 1   01-11
49. RD Roulston            Little Rock, AR          1  01-10  152
Day 1: 1   01-10
50. Johnnie Garrett        Union City, TN           1  01-08  151
Day 1: 1   01-08
51. George Headden         Oakdale, TN              1  01-07  150
Day 1: 1   01-07
51. Joshua Torres          Port Tobacco, MD         1  01-07  150
Day 1: 1   01-07
53. Bob Harper             Lombard, IL              1  01-06  148
Day 1: 1   01-06
54. Peter Bates            Dayton, TN               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Charlie Beasley        Maryville, TN            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Charles Bowman II      Kernersville, NC         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Cole Burdine           Dandridge, TN            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Wesley Carroll         Wartburg, TN             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Michael Cochran        Mount Pleasant, SC       0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Colin Cooper           Roanoke, VA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Marrell Deering        Rome, GA                 0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Laz Durham             Dumfries, VA             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Dustin Dyer            Johnson City, TN         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Terry Ford             Harriman, TN             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Jason George           Farragut, TN             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Dean Gibbs             North Chesterfield, VA   0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Anthony Glassco        Powhatan, VA             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Gary Hall              Wardville, OK            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. John Higginbotham      Slaughter, LA            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Dj Holland             Murfreesboro, TN         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Yu Kawamura            Kashiwashi JAPAN         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Tim Kellam             Crittenden, KY           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Ty Kenyon              Dodgeville, WI           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Dennis Lane            Rutledge, TN             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Michael Leach          Shenandoah, TX           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Joe Lineberry          Ramseaur,, NC            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Kevin Mallow           Kansas, OK               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Nick Melcher           Gypsum, CO               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Ed Mlotek              Naperville, IL           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Dalton Munsey          Washburn, TN             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Kenneth Ott            Manahawkin, NJ           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Steve Ouellette        Knoxville, TN            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. John Rico              Daisytown, PA            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Perry See              Rochester, MN            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Jim Short              Liberty Twp, OH          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Tyler Smith            Portage, MI              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Randy Tallhamer        Brandenton, FL           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Tim White              Welaka, FL               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
54. Avery Williams         Murrells Inlt, SC        0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
90. Thomas Crosswhite      Hartwell, GA             0  -1-00    0
Day 1: 0   -01-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        11        92       175-03
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11        92       175-03