Obviously, David Mullins is sick of finishing 2nd at Douglas Lake.
The Tennessee Elite Series pro, who was the runner-up in Bassmaster Opens at Douglas in both 2013 and 2014, will take a 7-07 lead into the final day of the last Southern Division event of the year. He caught 22-02 on Friday for a 2-day total of 43-07.
Alabama's Kyle Glasgow Jr. is 2nd with 36-00.
Mullins had a big bass of 4-12 and four more 4-pounders to go with it. He said he caught about 20 keepers Friday.
“It was another history deal,” said Mullins, who grew up fishing. “We used to sack ’em a lot on this spot. But they don’t get on it good now. The wind was coming across it, making some current. I idled over it one time, and they were there. I culled about everything I had.”
Mullins won’t let himself get cocky, even with the big lead.
“When you grow up here, you can’t be overconfident,” he said. “Each day is different in east Tennessee. You pretty much have to wake up and go with it. That’s the way these lakes fish.”
Glasgow remained in the same position in which he started the day, but saw his deficit grow from 2 pounds to 7 1/2.
“I only caught six fish,” he said. “It was really hard to get bites. I stayed on one spot until the last hour. Mullins is going to be hard to catch.”
Here are the totals for the 12 anglers who advanced to the final day:
1. David Mullins: 43-07
2. Kyle Glasgow Jr.: 36-00
3. Jesse Wiggins: 35-13
4. Scott Canterbury: 35-03
5. Britt Myers: 34-08
6. Sam George: 34-00
7. Joey Nania: 33-12
8. Ott DeFoe: 33-11
9. Mark Daniels Jr.: 32-11
10. Michael Murphy: 32-06
11. Brandon Card: 32-04
12. Mark Rose: 31-13
