Mark Rose of West Memphis, Ark., took the lead Thursday after the first round of the Walmart FLW Tour Open on Wheeler Lake with five bass weighing 21 pounds, 6 ounces.

Rose holds nearly a 3½-pound lead over Blake Nick of Adger, who caught five bass weighing 17-15.

“I caught a big one on a topwater bait,” Rose said. “I got another big one on a crankbait. I caught some on a worm. I’m really mixing it up both shallow and deep and just going fishing. From my weight I know it sounds like I’m really on them, but I’m not. I may go out tomorrow and only catch 5 pounds.”

Top 10 pros after first day

1. Mark Rose, West Memphis, Ark., 5 bass, 21-6

2. Blake Nick, Adger, five bass, 17-15

3. Chevy pro Luke Clausen, Spokane, Wash., 5 bass, 15-15

4. Russell Lane, Prattville, 5 bass, 15-14

5. Greg Hackney, Gonzales, La., 5 bass, 14-13

6. Marty Stone, Fayetteville, N.C., 5 bass, 14-4

7. Chad Grigsby, Maple Grove, Minn., 5 bass, 13-11

8. (tie) Justin Lucas, Guntersville, 5 bass, 13-10

8. (tie) Scott Suggs, Bryant, Ark., 5 bass, 13-10

10. (tie) Art Ferguson III, Saint Clair Shores, Mich., 5 bass, 13-8

10th: (tie) Brett Hite, Phoenix, five bass, 13-8

Top 10 co-anglers

1. Casey Martin, New Market, five bass, 12-11

2. Jonathan Henry, Grant, five bass, 12-5

3. Ben Todd, Pierson, Fla., five bass, 10-14

4. Jim Krider, North Vernon, Ind., five bass, 8-9

5. George Yund, Albany, N.Y., five bass, 8-1

6. Mark Horton, Nicholasville, Ky., five bass, 8-0

7. (tie) Kenny Beale Jr., Blairs, Va., five bass, 7-10

7. Patrick Bone, Cleveland, Ga., five bass, 7-10

7. Richard Peek, Centre, five bass, 7-10

10. (tie) Todd McBride, Huntsville, five bass, 7-9

10. Richard Rhodes, Calvert City, Ky., five bass, 7-9