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Anderson is hosting one leg of the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division tournament, a Major League Fishing event, this Saturday on Lake Hartwell.
Up to 400 boaters and co-anglers will compete for awards of up to $13,000 and $3,000 in the one-day tournament. Take-off starts at 6:30 a.m. at Green Pond Landing and weigh-in will be at 2:30 p.m.
The 2021 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season and five qualifying events in each division, according to a news release. The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers from each division, along with five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championships.
Wheeler caught his last fish of the day at 2:19 p.m., a 2-pound, 2-ounce bass that gave him a total of 13 bass weighing 28 pounds, 13 ounces, and a 9-pound, 4-ounce lead with just under an hour left in competition. Then, Lane caught fire. Lane boated five scorable bass in the last hour to rally to within 2-ounces of the lead with just three minutes remaining in competition. But Lane never caught another fish, and Wheeler walked away with the win by just 2 ounces, a new record for the closest margin of victory in Bass Pro Tour history. Wow, that was unbelievable, said Wheeler, who earned his third career Bass Pro Tour victory – most all-time. I knew that I was going to have to have a good first and second period, and I just didn t know how long I could prolong it. I grinded all day long. I felt like the best chance that I had was just to keep a topwater bait and a vibrating jig in my hand, so I threw those all day long and just fished for big ones. I never got a real big bite to
Harrison s Jacob Wheeler Finishes 2nd At Lake Travis Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Berkley pro “Big Fish” Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Fl., caught 14 bass Tuesday totaling 28 pounds, 1 ounce to win the Knockout Round and advance to the final day of competition at the Major League Fishing (MLF) Bass Pro Tour Berkley Stage Two at Lake Travis Presented by Mercury event in Austin, Texas. The final 10 anglers are now set, and competition will resume Wednesday morning with the Championship Round. Weights are zeroed, and the angler that catches the most weight will win the top prize of $100,000. The six-day tournament, hosted by the Austin Sports Commission, featured 80 of the top professional anglers from around the world competing for a purse of $805,000, including a top cash prize of $100,000 to the winner.
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Jason Wheeler Of Harrison Takes 2nd Place In Qualifying Group B At Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Monday, May 3, 2021
Favorite Fishing pro Zack Birge of Blanchard, Ok., boated 15 scorable bass Monday weighing 25 pounds, 2 ounces to win the two-day Qualifying Group B round at the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Berkley Stage Two at Lake Travis Presented by Mercury event in Austin, Texas. Day 1 leader, Academy pro Jacob Wheeler of Harrison, caught a two-day total of 18 bass weighing 58-3 to end the round in second place, and South Carolina angler Andy Montgomery finished the round in third place with a two-day total of 15 bass weighing 34-0.