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Clanton Angler wins Redcrest National Bass Championship
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
Dustin Connell of Clanton, Alabama, caught 12 fish weighing 36 pounds, 15 ounces, to win the REDCREST 2021, Bass Pro Tour championship and earn the top prize of $300,000 at Lake Eufaula last weekend. Connell grabbed the lead in the second period and never looked back, winning by a 5-pound, 11-ounce margin over second-place pro Michael Neal of Dayton, Tennessee, who caught 10 bass totaling 31 pounds, 4 ounces, good for $60,000.
Connell’s quest to get to Championship Friday was not easy. On Monday, the first day of competition, Connell caught five bass totaling 15 pounds, 5 ounces to finish the day comfortably in 12th place. Tuesday, Connell only managed two bass and squeaked into the top 20 cut in 19th place to barely advance.
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From Lake Guntersville, Captain Mike Gerry reports that the usual winter bite on Rat-L-Traps and similar lipless crankbaits is on at the lake, but lots of floating grass makes getting a weed-free cast in a challenge. He suggests going to single-hook lures including the Picasso blade baits and Tightline Swimjigs. He said best action has been off the edge of the grass lines at 7 to 9 feet. He also says that where there’s one bass at this time of year, there may be a dozen the fish are schooled tightly. Longer days will soon pick up the bite as the fish move to the active feeding period of post-spawn, Gerry notes; www.fishlakeguntersvilleguideservice.com.