CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) - Jayme Rampey from Liberty, South Carolina caught five fish weighing 20 lbs. 9 oz. to take the lead in the first day of the Wal-Mart BFL Regional Bass Tournament being held at Chester Frost Park.
Rampey said he caught his fish early and then elected to stay close saving his up river fish for the second tournament day.
Rounding the top 15 boater places:
1st: JAYME RAMPEY, LIBERTY, SC 20-09 (5)
2nd: ANDY KILGORE, KINGSTON, GA 18-11 (5)
3rd: MIKE WINCHESTER, BRYSON CITY, NC 17-01 (5)
4th: CHRIS BALDWIN, LEXINGTON, NC 16-01 (5)
5th: DAN TREADAWAY, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 15-08 (5)
6th: KENT KEYS, ANNISTON, AL 15-04 (5)
7th: JONATHON GUINS, WENDELL, NC 14-14 (5)
8th: FRANK IPPOLITI, MERCERSBURG, PA 14-12 (5)
9th: BRANDON COBB, GREENWOOD, SC 14-10 (5)
10th: MORGAN BROWN, SPANISH FORT, AL 14-09 (5)
11th: MICHAEL NEAL, DAYTON, TN 14-08 (5)
12th: JAMEY CALDWELL, CARTHAGE, NC 14-08 (5)
13th: JASON BURROUGHS, HODGES, SC 14-03 (5)
14th: DAVID J WRIGHT, LEXINGTON, NC 14-03 (5)
15th: BO PRICE, SENECA, SC 13-14 (4)
Rounding out the top 15 co-angler places:
1st: FRANK D CHAPPELL, STERRETT, AL 14-14 (5)
2nd: SCOTT CURVIN, JACKSONVILLE, AL 12-08 (3)
3rd: SHAWN MARQUIS, COLUMBUS, GA 11-10 (5)
4th: LES POOLE, HONEA PATH, SC 11-09 (5)
5th: MICHAEL SMITH, PIEDMONT, SC 11-08 (5)
6th: LARRY FREEMAN, BASKERVILLE, VA 10-15 (4)
7th: CHANLEY BARRETT, CLEVELAND, GA 9-13 (4)
8th: TOM HOLT, CORNELIUS, NC 9-12 (4)
9th: SCOTTY NEELY, BON AQUA, TN 8-09 (1)
10th: PAUL REICH, SANFORD, NC 8-06 (4)
11th: JAMES BULLARD, HARRIMAN, TN 8-04 (3)
12th: JASON TWILLEY, QUINTON, AL 8-03 (5)
13th: MARCUS CORBETT, HEFLIN, AL 8-01 (3)
14th: WILL RIGSBY, ENTERPRISE, AL 8-00 (3)
15th: ROD HUFF, MONTEREY, TN 7-12 (3)
Second day weigh-in will be held at Chester Frost Park with first flight anglers weighing in at 3:45 pm