Fishing Forum

Full Version: Cope tames tough Cherokee for BFL Volunteer win
You're currently viewing a stripped down version of our content. View the full version with proper formatting.
WHAT: Cruz Cope of Treadway, Tenn., caught 4-bass weighing 10 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday, March 6, 2010 to win $3,917 in the FLW BFL Volunteer Division tournament on Lake Cherokee.

WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers were:

2nd: Wayne Coppage, Jonesboro, Tenn., four bass, 9-1, $1,958

3rd: Dewayne Wilson, La Follette, Tenn., five bass, 8-11, $1,307

4th: Joe Lee, Knoxville, Tenn., four bass, 8-9, $914

5th: Mark Mellons, Kingsport, Tenn., three bass, 7-6, $783

6th: Junior Harris, Greeneville, Tenn., three bass, 7-2, $718

7th: Gary Heath, Abingdon, Va., three bass, 6-12, $653

8th: Steve Miracle, Dandridge, Tenn., three bass, 6-5, $588

9th: Mike Wolfenbarger, Powell, Tenn., three bass, 6-1, $522

10th: Tim Smiley, White Pine, Tenn., three bass, 5-11, $457

WHAT: Terry Tester, II of Elizabethton, Tenn., caught 4-bass weighing 6 pounds, 9 ounces Saturday, March 6, 2010 to win $1,940 in the FLW BFL Volunteer Co-angler Division at Lake Cherokee.

WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers were:

2nd: Jacob Phillips, Ten Mile, Tenn., one bass, 4-8, $808

2rd: Chase Thompson, Elizabethton, Tenn., two bass, 4-8, $808

4th: Todd Pippin, Bristol, Tenn., two bass, 4-6, $453

5th: Page Powers, Unicoi, Tenn., one bass, 4-4, $388

6th: William Berthiaume, Telford, Tenn., two bass, 3-15, $339

6th: Ron Lane, Flagler Beach, Fla., one bass, 3-15, $339

8th: Gregory Vinsant, La Follette, Tenn., one bass, 3-7, $291

9th: Bill Neal, Blountville, Tenn., one bass, 3, $229

9th: Matt Ramsey, Piney Flats, Tenn., one bass, 3, $229

9th: Charles Wells, Jr., Bristol, Tenn., one bass, 3, $229

NOTES: The next BFL Volunteer Division tournament is scheduled for March 27, at Douglas Lake in Jefferson City, Tenn. Top 40 boaters and co-anglers from each of the five division tournaments will qualify for the Regional Championship at Lake Guntersville in Scottsboro, Ala., Oct. 14-16, for a chance to win a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.

ABOUT FLW OUTDOORS

FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world offering anglers worldwide the opportunity to compete for millions over the course of 189 tournaments in 2010. FLW Outdoors has also taken fishing mainstream with FLW Fantasy Fishing awarding the largest prizes in the history of fantasy sports. FLW Outdoors memberships are available featuring numerous benefits including Player's Advantage. For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000. For more information about FLW Fantasy Fishing, visit FantasyFishing.com.

www.FLWOutdoors.com

Media Contact

Julie Huber, Communications Specialist

(612) 337-1810 office, (612) 812-9512 cell or julie.huber@jacobs-mgmt.com