Rookie New Triumphs In First Elite Outing
Sunday, February 14, 2021
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff Bryan New launched his rookie season in blockbuster form by topping a stout field of well-established finalists and winning the St. Johns River Bassmaster Elite Series with a four-day total of 79-07.
Starting the final round in 6th place, New trailed day-3 leader Patrick Walters by 5-07. Saving his best for last, New posted the events second-heaviest bag, 26-04, and edged veteran Greg Hackney by a margin of 9-09. For his efforts, New earned $101,000.
New caught most of his fish out of lily pads, but he found a few keepers over main-river shell bars about halfway between Palatka and Dunns Creek, which connects to Crescent Lake. Targeting bars in about 5 to 7 feet, he fished a Berkley Warpig lipless crankbait in the bleeding shiner color with a slow yo-yoing technique.
Clouse boosts lead to more than 6 pounds
Friday, February 12, 2021
Gary Clouse caught a 19-05 stringer on day 2 of the St. Johns River Bassmaster Elite Series to stretch his advantage over 2nd-place Derek Hudnall to more than 6 pounds. However, Clouse fears the area he s relied on through the first two days may be running out of fish.
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4 Lures Lester says will shine at St. Johns
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 (Editor s note: Alan McGuckin at Dynamic Sponsorships provided this short feature.)
Perhaps the coolest thing about asking Brandon Lester to share four lures with fans that he thinks will be major players at the St. Johns River Bassmaster Elite Series is that he currently has no soft-plastic or crankbait sponsor. So, what youre getting here is unbiased authenticity in its purest form.
Plus, Lester has fished several Elite Series events on this famed northeast Florida river, including leading after day 1 of the 2016 event thanks to a 9-pounder he caught from a bed. Thus, his opinions are not only authentic, but dripping with experience too.