Nania s Time To Shine Finally Arrived
Friday, May 14, 2021
By John Johnson
BassFan Senior Editor Joey Nania tasted tournament success at a young age the native of Washington state was a two-time Junior Bassmaster World Champion, winning the 11 to 14 age division in 2005 and the 15-18 bracket in 2008. He moved to Alabama and began fishing at the triple-A level a couple of years after that second triumph, but it took him until just recently to capture another B.A.S.S. trophy.
Now a Coosa River guide and co-host of the
Sweetwater TV show on the Sportsman Channel along with MLF Pro Circuit competitor and frequent BassFan contributor Miles Sonar Burghoff, Nania topped the field at the Pickwick Lake Bassmaster Central Open with a three-day total of 58-02. He finished exactly 1 pound ahead of runner-up and day-2 leader Lonnie Cochran.