Brainerd s Tuma bags heaviest limit to win Florida B.A.S.S. stop My family and friends back home told me, Just go fishing. You can t do any worse than 10. It just started coming together. It was ridiculous.
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Frank Jolley | Daily Commercial, Leesburg, Fla. | 7:00 pm, Mar. 12, 2021 ×
Keith Tuma of Brainerd won the B.A.S.S. Bassmaster Southern Open Feb. 6 on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Leesburg, Florida. Photo by James Overstreet / B.A.S.S.
LEESBURG, Fla. Keith Tuma overcame a modest start to land the biggest bag of the tournament Saturday, March 6 26 pounds, 2 ounces to win the B.A.S.S. Bassmaster Southern Open on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Leesburg, Florida.
Minnesotan erupts for Harris Chain victory
Sunday, March 7, 2021
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff
Overcoming a modest start, Keith Tuma of Brainerd, Minn., caught the weeks biggest bag of 26-02 Saturday to win the Harris Chain Bassmaster Southern Open with a three-day total of 58-13.
One of only two anglers to break 20 pounds twice (also 2nd-place Alex Wetherell), Tuma caught 12-06 on Day 1 and placed 58th. Friday saw him rebound with a limit of 20-05, which moved him into 10th.
Knowing he couldnt finish any lower, Tuma said he entered Saturdays final round with a relaxed attitude that helped him focus on improving.