Wheeler Wins Group A Qualifying Round At Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour General Tire Stage Five Sunday, June 27, 2021
Harrison Pro Jacob Wheeler set a new two-day record with 222 pounds, 1 ounce to advance directly to Wednesday’s Championship Round
After Friday’s record-setting pace, Sunday’s Qualifying Round finale was a much tougher, grueling day on the water for the 40 anglers in Group A at the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour General Tire Stage Five at the St. Lawrence River Presented by Berkley in Massena, N.Y.
After battling the windy conditions, when the final bass was tallied on Scoretracker Academy Sports + Outdoors pro Jacob Wheeler of Harrison coasted to victory in Group A, catching 66 bass totaling 222 pounds, 1 ounce – a new Bass Pro Tour record for the heaviest two-day Qualifying Round weight. The six-day event, hosted by the Town of Massena and Fish Massena, features 80 of the top professional anglers from around the world competing for a purse
Wheeler Pulls Of A Catch-222
Sunday, June 27, 2021
Photo: MLF/Garrick Dixon
By MLF Communications Staff After Fridays record-setting pace, Sundays Group A Qualifying Round finale was a much tougher, more grueling day on the water for the 40 anglers in Group A at the MLF Bass Pro Tour event at the St. Lawrence River in Massena, N.Y. After battling the windy conditions, Jacob Wheeler coasted to the group victory with a two-day total of 66 bass totaling 222-01 a new Bass Pro Tour record for the heaviest Qualifying Round weight.
Brent Ehrler boated a two-day total of 59 bass totaling 190-13 to end the round in 2nd place after starting in 3rd. Justin Lucas caught 52 bass weighing 177-09 over two days to finish the round in 3rd place.
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