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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. With a five-bass limit that weighed 15 pounds, 5 ounces on Saturday, Jeff Gustafson held onto the lead for the third straight day in the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee River.
The Canadian pro has a three-day total of 48-13, potentially setting himself up for his first career Elite Series victory.
Gustafson holds just nearly an 8-pound advantage over Alabama pro Steve Kennedy, who rebounded on Day 3 with a 20-14 bag of largemouth that lifted him from 19th to 2nd place with a three-day total of 40-15.
Unlike the previous day where he suffered through a couple of lulls and struggled to land his fifth keeper, Gustafson caught fish most of the day Saturday, filling his limit of 18-inch smallmouth within the first hour.
Gustafson Finishes Off Wire-To-Wire Victory
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Photo: B.A.S.S./Seigo Saito
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff With check-in on the final day of the Tennessee River Bassmaster Elite Series was scheduled for 3 p.m. ET, Jeff Gustafson was waiting in the parking lot behind the Worlds Fair Park Performance Lawn by 2.
With his limit of smallmouth filled and potentially treacherous waters ahead, the Keewatin, Ontario resident wanted to make sure he was back in plenty of time.
I figured it would take a really big bag to catch me, Gustafson said. And being 40 miles down the river and with all the logs on the river, there was room for something to happen and I just wanted to get these fish in and get back here.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ While check-in for the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee River was scheduled for 3 p.m. ET, Jeff Gustafson was waiting in the parking lot behind the World s Fair Park Performance Lawn by 2.
With his limit of smallmouth filled and potentially treacherous waters ahead, the Keewatin, Ontario, native wanted to make sure he was back in plenty of time.
Jeff Gustafson, of Keewatin, Ontario, Canada, has won the 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee River with a four-day total of 63 pounds. I figured it would take a really big bag to catch me, Gustafson said. And being 40 miles down the river and with all the logs on the river, there was room for something to happen and I just wanted to get these fish in and get back here.
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