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MADISON, Tenn. — A bag of largemouth that weighed more than 13 pounds put Judy Wong of Many, La., into the lead after two days in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Women’s Tour on Old Hickory Lake.

Wong, the winner of the 2007 WBT Championship on South Carolina’s Lake Keowee, brought in 20-15 of Old Hickory bass over two days, jumping her from third to first and stepping over Heather Broom (Photo Left) of Sylva, N.C., who had 19-9 over two days and remained firmly in second place.

Also on Friday, Lisa Sternard of Clarksville, Tenn., jumped into third place with 17-11. Fourth with 14-15 was Kim Bain-Moore of Alabaster, Ala., who as the 2008 Toyota Tundra WBT Angler of the Year was the first woman to qualify for a Bassmaster Classic.

Hookups with short bass have been plentiful this week, but not limits. After weighing just three fish the first day, Wong had one of eight pro-division limits Friday. Her Day Two bag was anchored by two largemouths, one more than 5 pounds, another about 4 pounds.

She said both came from one area — a rare one-two on Old Hickory this week. She said she worked another spot — hard — for the other three.
It’s been tough fishing here, so to get the two big ones was wonderful,” Wong said. “The fish are in transition, they’re following baitfish, some are up shallow, some are out deep, so you just have to make a decision, not limit yourself to just one area. I was lucky to capitalize on those two areas, but they may not be there tomorrow.”

That’s not quite what happened to first-day leader Cheryl Bowden of Plano, Texas, who zeroed the second day.

“I could see the fish, but they just wouldn’t bite,” Bowden said. “Maybe because they could see me — there was no wind.”

Broom, the last angler to weigh-in Friday, said she had hoped her limit would weigh just a bit more than it did — 10 pounds, 9 ounces, to put pressure on Wong, an early leader of the day.

“I can pull five more tomorrow — I’m pretty sure I can,” said Broom, whose limit came by 9 a.m. “I know there’s going to be some local tournaments tomorrow, and that’s often a factor on Saturday, but I’ll go back and see what I can get.”

In fifth place with 13-15 was Robin Babb of Livingston, Texas, who said she was motivated to do well at this tournament so she could earn enough points to advance to the 2009 Academy Sports + Outdoors WBT Championship, which is set for Oct. 16-18 on the Red River out of Shreveport-Bossier City, La.

“That’s why I fished so hard today and yesterday,” Babb said. “I really want to be in the championship. I’ve had a difficult season and year, so I got focused. I decided I better get serious.”

The Old Hickory event ends Saturday, wrapping up the regular WBT season and setting the 20-pro field for the 2009 championship. That’s where the season-long points race will cross the finish line and one pro will claim the season’s biggest prize package: the Toyota Tundra WBT Angler of the Year crown, a Toyota Tundra, and an invitation to the 2010 Bassmaster Classic, Feb. 19-21 on Lay Lake out of Birmingham, Ala.

Pam Martin-Wells of Bainbridge, Ga., had 850 points going into the Old Hickory event. Just nine ticks behind was Juanita Robinson of Highlands, Texas. Martin-Wells was 10th place after the second day of the Tennessee tournament with 11-8. Robinson was seventh with 13-1.

The co-angler division went through a leaderboard shake-up. Bonnie Ward of Snohomish, Wash., shot from eighth place into the lead with 11-3 over two days. Regina Pierpaoli of Gallatin, Tenn., was second with 10-13. Terri Bittner of McKinleyville, Calif., took a big step from 35th place into third with an 8-14 two-day total.

First prize in the co-angler division is $500 and a Triton/Mercury boat rig valued at $25,000. Co-anglers also are competing for qualifying points for the October championship.

The Old Hickory competition will resume Saturday at 6:15 a.m. CT, when the top 20 launch from Sanders Ferry Park, 100 Sanders Ferry Road in Hendersonville, Tenn. The finale weigh-in is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. CT at the Academy Sports + Outdoors store, 2350 Gallatin Pike N., Madison.

All WBT events are free and open to the public.

Place	Angler	City, State	Day One (Fish/Weight)	Day Two (Fish/Weight)	Total (Fish/Weight)	Total $$$
1	JUDY WONG	MANY, LA	3    7-14	5    13-1	8    20-15	$0.00
2	HEATHER BROOM	SYLVA, NC	5    9-0	5    10-9	10    19-9	$0.00
3	LISA STERNARD	CLARKSVILLE, TN	3    6-14	4    10-13	7    17-11	$0.00
4	KIM BAIN-MOORE	ALABASTER, AL	5    7-0	5    7-15	10    14-15	$0.00
5	ROBIN BABB	LIVINGSTON, TX	5    6-8	5    7-7	10    13-15	$0.00
6	CINDY HILL	SMYRNA, TN	2    4-0	5    9-9	7    13-9	$0.00
7	JUANITA ROBINSON	HIGHLANDS, TX	5    7-2	4    5-15	9    13-1	$0.00
8	HELEN GORDON	FLOWER MOUND, TX	4    5-7	4    6-6	8    11-13	$0.00
9	META BURRELL	FORT WORTH, TX	5    6-11	3    5-0	8    11-11	$0.00
10	PAM MARTIN-WELLS	BAINBRIDGE, GA	3    3-14	5    7-10	8    11-8	$0.00
11	LINDA REDFORD	BLUE EYE, MO	2    3-12	4    7-4	6    11-0	$0.00
12	CHERYL BOWDEN	PLANO, TX	5    11-0	0    0-0	5    11-0	$0.00
13	CHERYL SPENCER	TULSA, OK	3    3-10	5    7-5	8    10-15	$0.00
14	LAURA HEFLIN	TOPEKA, KS	5    4-9	5    6-1	10    10-10	$0.00
15	DIANNA CLARK	BUMPUS MILLS, TN	4    5-4	3    4-8	7    9-12	$0.00
16	MARY DIVINCENTI	CLINTON, LA	4    5-6	2    4-1	6    9-7	$0.00
17	EMILY SHAFFER	MOUNT JULIET, TN	4    7-7	1    1-11	5    9-2	$0.00
18	KERI SCHIEBER	CUMMING, GA	2    4-9	3    4-8	5    9-1	$0.00
19	MELINDA MIZE	BEN LOMOND, AR	2    3-1	3    5-15	5    9-0	$0.00
20	MICHELLE ARMSTRONG	DENVER, NC	4    6-15	1    1-7	5    8-6	$0.00
21	LISA CRAIG	CHANDLER, TX	0    0-0	2    8-3	2    8-3	$0.00
22	LUCY MIZE	BEN LOMOND, AR	2    2-6	3    5-5	5    7-11	$0.00
23	CHERYL TURNER	GALLATIN, TN	2    3-5	3    4-5	5    7-10	$0.00
24	SHERI GLASGOW	MUSKOGEE, OK	3    4-7	2    2-12	5    7-3	$0.00
25	JO DEE LAKE	HELENA, AL	4    6-11	0    0-0	4    6-11	$0.00
26	CHRISTIANA BRADLEY	BEALETON, VA	4    4-5	2    2-5	6    6-10	$0.00
27	PATTI CAMPBELL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	1    1-5	3    5-0	4    6-5	$0.00
28	ROBBIE HARTLINE	FORISTELL, MO	2    3-2	2    2-10	4    5-12	$0.00
29	CHERYL LALUMANDIER	SAINT CHARLES, MO	1    1-11	3    3-11	4    5-6	$0.00
30	KALI WEATHERFORD	EUSTACE, TX	2    2-8	2    2-13	4    5-5	$0.00
31	LILA BASS	AUSTIN, TX	2    3-4	1    1-12	3    5-0	$0.00
32	KAREN ELKINS	OXFORD, AL	3    3-6	1    1-9	4    4-15	$0.00
33	PAULA ALEXANDER	LINCOLNTON, GA	0    0-0	3    4-13	3    4-13	$0.00
33	BRIDGET ALLEN	PHILADELPHIA, PA	3    4-13	0    0-0	3    4-13	$0.00
35	SECRET YORK	BENTON, KY	2    3-6	1    1-6	3    4-12	$0.00
36	TAMMY SAWYER	BRUSH CREEK, TN	2    3-3	1    1-7	3    4-10	$0.00
37	LYNDA GESSNER	FORISTELL, MO	3    4-7	0    0-0	3    4-7	$0.00
38	JAN HEAVENER	SHERWOOD, AR	1    2-11	1    1-12	2    4-7	$0.00
39	ANGIE DOUTHIT	CLEWISTON, FL	2    2-15	1    1-7	3    4-6	$0.00
40	ROBERTINA FILBURN	VINE GROVE, KY	2    4-5	0    0-0	2    4-5	$0.00
41	SUSAN GREGORY	KILN, MS	0    0-0	2    4-3	2    4-3	$0.00
42	TAMI KASHIWABARA	LONDON, AR	3    3-8	0    0-0	3    3-8	$0.00
43	KANDIE CANDELARIA	CANYON LAKE, TX	0    0-0	2    3-7	2    3-7	$0.00
44	B J CARSON	INOLA, OK	2    3-2	0    0-0	2    3-2	$0.00
45	DEBRA HENGST	SAN ANTONIO, TX	0    0-0	2    3-1	2    3-1	$0.00
46	MARSHA GIPSON	BIGELOW, AR	1    3-1	0    0-0	1    3-1	$0.00
47	TAMMY RICHARDSON	AMITY, AR	1    2-14	0    0-0	1    2-14	$0.00
48	JENNIFER NEVANS	DAYTON, TN	1    1-11	1    1-0	2    2-11	$0.00
49	DEBRA PETROWSKI	ARLINGTON, TX	0    0-0	2    2-9	2    2-9	$0.00
50	LORI MASTERS	GONZALES, LA	1    2-2	0    0-0	1    2-2	$0.00
51	KIM STAPP	RINGGOLD, GA	1    1-12	0    0-0	1    1-12	$0.00
52	TERI NEAL	CUMMING, GA	1    1-10	0    0-0	1    1-10	$0.00
53	KIM TYWATER	FAIRVIEW, TN	1    1-9	0    0-0	1    1-9	$0.00
53	TERESA POOLE	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	0    0-0	1    1-9	1    1-9	$0.00
53	KIMBERLY WHITE	GLEN CARBON, IL	1    1-9	0    0-0	1    1-9	$0.00
53	KATHI HURST	RIPLEY, MS	1    1-9	0    0-0	1    1-9	$0.00
57	KATHRYN EALEY	MOODY, AL	1    1-9	0    0-0	1    1-9	$0.00
58	LAURA GOBER	PENDERGRASS, GA	0    0-0	1    1-8	1    1-8	$0.00
58	JANET PARKER	LITTLE ELM, TX	0    0-0	1    1-8	1    1-8	$0.00
60	KRIS MCCLENDON	SPICEWOOD, TX	0    0-0	0    0-0	0    0-0	$0.00
60	CINDY CAPERTON	ASHLAND CITY, TN	0    0-0	0    0-0	0    0-0	$0.00
60	SANDI KARNES	LIVINGSTON, TX	0    0-0	0    0-0	0    0-0	$0.00
60	LISA JOHNSON	CENTRE, AL	0    0-0	0    0-0	0    0-0	$0.00
60	TERRI ELKINS	RED OAK, TX	0    0-0	0    0-0	0    0-0	$0.00

Non Boater Standings

Place	Angler	City, State	Day One (Fish/Weight)	Day Two (Fish/Weight)	Total (Fish/Weight)	Total $$$
1	BONNIE WARD	SNOHOMISH, WA	3    4-7	5    6-12	8    11-3	$0.00
2	REGINA PIERPAOLI	GALLATIN, TN	2    4-7	3    6-6	5    10-13	$0.00
3	TERRI BITTNER	MCKINLEYVILLE, CA	1    1-5	5    7-9	6    8-14	$0.00
4	JENNIFER HELGREN	PARK CITY, IL	2    3-12	2    3-15	4    7-11	$0.00
5	BARBARA GASKINS	SUFFOLK, VA	2    2-13	3    4-8	5    7-5	$0.00
6	DONNA NEWBERRY	VAN BUREN, AR	3    6-0	1    1-5	4    7-5	$0.00
7	LINDA WALKER	BEEBE, AR	1    1-10	3    5-11	4    7-5	$0.00
8	STACY ZHELESNIK	HOBOKEN, NJ	3    5-8	1    1-10	4    7-2	$0.00
9	MONICA ALTMAN	ANGIER, NC	5    6-8	0    0-0	5    6-8	$0.00
10	COLLEEN MCKAY	WORCESTER, MA	5    6-7	0    0-0	5    6-7	$0.00
11	SARAH DAVIS	LIVINGSTON, LA	1    1-6	3    5-1	4    6-7	$0.00
12	ELIZABETH SANDERS	BRANDON, MS	1    1-5	3    5-0	4    6-5	$0.00
13	JENNIFER RICE	GRANT, AL	2    2-5	2    3-13	4    6-2	$0.00
14	DIANNA MONTGOMERY	LEBANON, TN	0    0-0	2    6-2	2    6-2	$0.00
15	JADA TIDMORE	UNION GROVE, AL	4    6-0	0    0-0	4    6-0	$0.00
16	BARBARA FERGE	SOMERVILLE, TN	2    3-5	2    2-9	4    5-14	$0.00
17	DEBRA COOK	GARDENDALE, AL	2    3-3	2    2-8	4    5-11	$0.00
18	JILL MATHEIS	JASPER, IN	5    5-9	0    0-0	5    5-9	$0.00
19	KAROL WHITEHURST	WINNSBORO, TX	0    0-0	4    5-6	4    5-6	$0.00
20	KIM PETROWSKI	ARLINGTON, TX	2    3-7	1    1-13	3    5-4	$0.00
21	MARTHA GOODFELLOW	SIMPSONVILLE, SC	1    1-4	3    3-14	4    5-2	$0.00
22	SHERRY MELTON	MONTEREY, TN	2    2-7	2    2-7	4    4-14	$0.00
23	SHARON RUSHTON	KIMBERLING CITY, MO	3    4-13	0    0-0	3    4-13	$0.00
24	DAWN DUDEK	POSEN, IL	2    2-13	1    1-11	3    4-8	$0.00
25	BERTHA CAVAKIS	AMITY, AR	1    1-10	3    2-11	4    4-5	$0.00
26	LESLI LIVELY	PALESTINE, TX	2    2-12	1    1-9	3    4-5	$0.00
27	DENESE FREEMAN	LAWTON, OK	2    2-15	1    1-5	3    4-4	$0.00
28	SUSAN ORTON	APEX, NC	2    2-15	1    1-4	3    4-3	$0.00
29	MELISSA BOND	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	1    2-0	1    1-14	2    3-14	$0.00
30	VICKI HENDERSON	ASHDOWN, AR	3    3-12	0    0-0	3    3-12	$0.00
31	RENEE GUMBRECHT	OAKHURST, NJ	2    3-9	0    0-0	2    3-9	$0.00
32	KALA WRIGHT	SPIRO, OK	2    2-2	1    1-5	3    3-7	$0.00
33	KELLEEN WELLS	GROVETOWN, GA	0    0-0	2    3-2	2    3-2	$0.00
34	VICTORIA HELLMER	HERMITAGE, TN	2    3-1	0    0-0	2    3-1	$0.00
35	DIANE SMITH	FAYETTEVILLE, GA	1    1-4	1    1-12	2    3-0	$0.00
36	GAIL WOOD	RUSSELLVILLE, AR	0    0-0	2    2-15	2    2-15	$0.00
36	CHARLOTTE FRAZIER	DALLAS, TX	2    2-15	0    0-0	2    2-15	$0.00
36	TERI CINDRIC	HERMITAGE, TN	0    0-0	2    2-15	2    2-15	$0.00
39	NANCY DUGAS	HUNTSVILLE, AL	1    1-1	1    1-14	2    2-15	$0.00
40	KIM MENDOZA	GARLAND, TX	0    0-0	1    2-12	1    2-12	$0.00
41	KATELYNN GRAY	BASTROP, LA	0    0-0	2    2-11	2    2-11	$0.00
42	PATRICIA LEVITT	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	1    1-3	1    1-7	2    2-10	$0.00
43	NEVA BROWN	LUFKIN, TX	0    0-0	2    2-6	2    2-6	$0.00
44	BONNIE BETTS	SAINT ANN, MO	1    1-6	1    1-0	2    2-6	$0.00
45	DEBBIE PEGOLI	LOVELAND, OH	0    0-0	1    2-3	1    2-3	$0.00
46	SHARON SEATON	BUCHANAN, TN	0    0-0	1    2-2	1    2-2	$0.00
47	LORI STEELE	TULSA, OK	1    1-13	0    0-0	1    1-13	$0.00
47	SUSAN WILD	ST PETERSBURG, FL	0    0-0	1    1-13	1    1-13	$0.00
49	DONNA RUTLEDGE	ORLAND PARK, IL	1    1-12	0    0-0	1    1-12	$0.00
50	JANE BRUNNER	BYHALIA, MS	1    1-9	0    0-0	1    1-9	$0.00
50	RENEE BRISENDINE	CARY, NC	1    1-9	0    0-0	1    1-9	$0.00
50	SHARON LAWSON	RED BANK, TN	0    0-0	1    1-9	1    1-9	$0.00
53	KAYE HOGAN	BON AQUA, TN	0    0-0	1    1-6	1    1-6	$0.00
54	MICHELE GUNDERMAN	GASTONIA, NC	1    1-5	0    0-0	1    1-5	$0.00
55	LINDA OWENS	BRANDON, MS	1    1-4	0    0-0	1    1-4	$0.00
56	LINDA BERRY	MADISON, NC	0    0-0	0    0-0	0    0-0	$0.00
56	MARILYN BISZMAIER	LOUISVILLE, KY	0    0-0	0    0-0	0    0-0	$0.00
56	SUSAN DAMERON	CHATTANOOGA, TN	0    0-0	0    0-0	0    0-0	$0.00
56	CHERYL BUELOW	POLLOCK, LA	0    0-0	0    0-0	0    0-0	$0.00
56	MARY LIPKA	WENTZVILLE, MO	0    0-0	0    0-0	0    0-0	$0.00
56	KIMBERLY MARTIN	CLAYTON, IN	0    0-0	0    0-0	0    0-0	$0.00
56	LISA DIEHL	PITTSBURG, PA	0    0-0	0    0-0	0    0-0	$0.00
56	KAT ARNOLD	SHREVEPORT, LA	0    0-0	0    0-0	0    0-0	$0.00
56	RENEE RENEE JOHNSTON	BEAUMONT, TX	0    0-0	0    0-0	0    0-0	$0.00

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