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.
Wheeler Pulls Off A Catch-222
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Wheeler Shatters 1-Day Record At St. Lawrence
Friday, June 25, 2021
Photo: MLF/Josh Gassmann
Jacob Wheeler will start the second day of the Group A Qualifying Round at the St. Lawrence River with a 23 1/2-pound lead.
By MLF Communications Staff The old saying records were made to be broken certainly held true for anglers on the first day of the MLF Bass Pro Tour event on the St. Lawrence River in Massena, N.Y., as nearly every major single-day standard was shattered on an incredible day of fishing.
Jacob Wheeler grabbed the early lead in Group A, catching 47 bass totaling 165-01 a new BPT record for the heaviest single-day weight. The former record of 141-09 held by Justin Lucas was also broken by the 2nd- and 3rd-place anglers Alton Jones Jr. caught 49 bass weighing 147-10 and Brent Ehrler caught 43 bass totaling 141-12.