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

Charles Morrison of Georgetown, Ky., won the March 14 Music City Division event on Dale Hollow with a 20-pound, 11-ounce limit to claim over $3,900 in winnings. (FLW)

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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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10th:        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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10th:        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.

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