DAYTON, Tenn. – Michael Wooley of Collierville, Tenn., didn’t take long to set himself up for a splendid chance at his first victory in a Walmart FLW Tour bass tournament.
Wooley, whose only previous win in FLW competition was on Pickwick Lake in the Bass Fishing League two years ago, was second after the first day of the tournament presented by Igloo Coolers out of Dayton Boat Dock on Lake Chickamauga and took the lead in the second round Friday. He added to that with a five-bass bag totaling 23 pounds, 7 ounces on Saturday, giving him 72-14 for the tournament and a cushion of 6-2 over Stetson Blaylock of Benton, Ark., who rose from fifth to second with the day’s top haul of 25-12.
And Wooley got his quickly. He said he had his first keeper within 10 minutes, five totaling about 17 pounds by 8 a.m. and the five he kept by 8:30. By 10:30 he was scouting other areas besides the one that’s been so good to him.
Weigh-in wasn’t until 4 p.m.
“It’s been an unbelievable week for me,” Wooley told the crowd waiting at Wal-Mart and those watching on “FLW Live.” “I hope I can have one more good day in that area.”