Boater Adam Wagner of Cookeville, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 13 pounds, 10 ounces April 2 to win $5,028 in the BFL Music City Division tournament on Percy Priest. Wagner was throwing a jig in the river, targeting rocks and trees in shallow water to sack his limit.
Rounding out the remaining top 10 boaters:
2nd: Terry Steele, Sparta, Tenn., four bass, 10-15, $1,514
3rd: Danny Boggs, Fayetteville, Tenn., five bass, 10-9, $1,008
4th: Adam Vance, Mount Juliet, Tenn., three bass, 10-8, $707
5th: Tim Staley, Dowelltown, Tenn., three bass, 9-15, $606
6th: Andrew Crabtree, Cane Ridge, Tenn., three bass, 9-10, $555
7th: David Gnewikow, Mount Juliet, Tenn., five bass, 8-10, $505
8th: Rogne Brown, Hixson, Tenn., three bass, 8-4, $454
9th: Jeff Knight, Cleveland, Tenn., three bass, 7-11, $404
10th: Anthony Nash, Quebeck, Tenn., four bass, 7-9, $353
McCoy winning co-angler
Kibbee McCoy of Crossville, Tenn., caught three bass weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces to win $1,514 in the Co-angler Division. McCoy was using Megabass Magnum 110s, targeting points in the main lake.
Rounding out the remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Robby Adams, Cookeville, Tenn., two bass, 5-12, $631
2nd: Scotty Neely, Bon Aqua, Tenn., two bass, 5-12, $631
4th: Brandon Tramel, Smithville, Tenn., two bass, 5, $353
5th: Bobby Richardson, Gainesboro, Tenn., one bass, 3-13, $303
6th: Austin Allen, Gainesboro, Tenn., one bass, 3-7, $278
7th: Jeff Emerton, Hillham, Tenn., two bass, 2-14, $239
7th: Delmer Wyatt, Crossville, Tenn., two bass, 2-14, $239
9th: Ed Bennington, Scottsville, Ky., two bass, 2-11, $189
9th: Spencer Smith, Bowling Green, Ky., one bass, 2-11, $189
Coming up
The next BFL Music City Division tournament is scheduled for April 30 on Center Hill Lake in Sparta, Tenn. After the fifth Music City Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 20-22 Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Chattanooga, Tenn. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.
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