Jason Dies Wins on Old Hickory Lake

03/29/2015 Athens, Al - Jason Dies, of Lebanon, TN, won the American Fishing Tour Tennessee Central division 31 tournament with five fish weighing 12.15 pounds held on Old Hickory on 03/29/2015. With a beautiful day free of snow and rain, the angler came out to run for AOY. The Morning started out in the mid-20s but ended with a windy 65 Degree day. In second among the competitors, Clark Cowley, of Lebanon, caught five bass weighing 12.00 pounds. He pocketed a check for $163.   Taking third place, Billy Throne, also of Lebanon, caught five bass weighing 8.50 pounds. In Fourth place, Fred Needham, of Portland, Tennessee, caught three bass weighing 8.15 pounds. Alvin Pannell, of Indianapolis, Indiana, rounded out the top five competitors with 2 bass weighing 5.60 pounds. Big Bass: Fred Needham, of Portland, Tennessee, won the big bass contest with a 4.50 pound lunker and pocketed a check for $100 dollars. He caught his big fish on a White spinner Bait. Next Event: April 12, 2015 on Old Hickory Lake, running out of Bull Creek. For information about this division and future events visit Americanbassanglers.com or contact the local director for Tennessee Central - Fred Needham at (615)323-7057 These anglers earn valuable points toward the divisional angler of the year title. The points champion from each division will compete in the annual American Bass Anglers AFT Angler of The Year Final Round at the AFT Championship. In addition, the top 500 anglers from the various divisions will earn the right to compete in the three-day ABA, AFT National Championship tournament. The American Fishing Tour offers low cost, close to home bass tournaments that are designed for the weekend angler. All ABA anglers fish for money and points. The points advance the angler to their divisional championship and the top 500 anglers in the US are invited to the American Fishing Tour National Championship.