Alabama angler Wes Logan wins 2021 Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Neely Henry Lake
By Dennis Washington May 10, 2021
Wes Logan holds up his trophy Monday after winning the 2021 Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Neely Henry Lake. (contributed)
Before the tournament began, Wes Loganpredicted it would take 55 pounds to win.
He was wrong. It took 57 pounds.
The Springville native landed 57 lbs. 9 oz. to land the blue trophy Monday at the 2021 Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Neely Henry Lake. He beat Paul Mueller, who was 1 lb. 6 oz. back in second place.
“I give it all I had,” Logan said at Monday’s weigh-in. “I’ve led some tournaments going to the last day but never been able to close it out. To do it here on this body of water as many hours I’ve spent here, it just makes this that more special, and to do it in front of all of these people it’s even more special. The good Lord blessed me.”
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Gussy enters day one of Whataburger Bassmaster Elite Written by Jordan Rivers Friday, May 07 2021, 8:57 AM Kenora s Jeff Gussy Gustafson, along with 97 other anglers, will spend the weekend fishing in Alabama hoping to win the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Neely Henry Lake. Picture courtesy of B.A.S.S. and James Overstreet.
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After a rain delay, day one of the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Neely Henry Lake has begun.
Kenora s Jeff Gussy Gustafson, along with 97 other anglers, will spend the next two days fishing Neely Henry Lake with hopes of moving on to Sunday s semifinal.
The lunker was nearly half of his 21-15 limit for the second day of the tournament.
He caught 51 pounds 11 ounces of fish for the tournament to finish 36th.
The largest bass of the tournament earned him a $2,000 bonus on top of the $10,000 he brought home for his top-40 finish. A total of 75 anglers earned cash in the tournament.
Pirch started slow, ranking 80th after the first day with a five-fish limit weighing 13 pounds 5 ounces before the big fish helped him jump up to 44th place with a five-fish limit weighing 21-5 the second day. His five fish on day three weighed 17-1, leaving him 36th and out of the top 10 fishing on the final day. The cutoff to fish the final round was 62 pounds 4 ounces.
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Photo: Shane Durrance (Provided by B.A.S.S.)
It was a 30th place finish for Jeff Gustafson over the weekend at the 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork.
That’s the third event of the season that Gussy has finished inside the top 30 of the 100-person field, and an improvement from his 83rd-place-finish the last time he fished in a Bassmaster Elite event on Lake Fork.
The Keewatin product finished the event in Texas with a total of 55 lbs. That was well back of Lee Livesay who won with 112 lbs 5 oz.
Next up on the Elite circuit is the 2021 Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Neely Henry Lake in Alabama May 6th through the 9th.