Kimura triumphs with big bag at James River
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Poche pulls out front at James River
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New Quickly Made His Presence Felt
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Photo: B.A.S.S./Seigo Saito
By John Johnson
Overmatched? Not hardly.
Bryan New, the 2020 Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year (AOY), made a stunning transition to the organization s top level by winning last week s season opener at the St. Johns River in Florida. The 30-year-old from North Carolina started the final day in 6th place, then caught a 26-04 stringer (the second-heaviest of the derby) to leap-frog the five anglers in front of him and post a winning margin of 9 1/2 pounds. It s pretty cool, man, he said a day later. You only get one shot (at your first pro-level tournament) and that s it.
Rookie New Triumphs In First Elite Outing
Sunday, February 14, 2021
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff Bryan New launched his rookie season in blockbuster form by topping a stout field of well-established finalists and winning the St. Johns River Bassmaster Elite Series with a four-day total of 79-07.
Starting the final round in 6th place, New trailed day-3 leader Patrick Walters by 5-07. Saving his best for last, New posted the events second-heaviest bag, 26-04, and edged veteran Greg Hackney by a margin of 9-09. For his efforts, New earned $101,000.
New caught most of his fish out of lily pads, but he found a few keepers over main-river shell bars about halfway between Palatka and Dunns Creek, which connects to Crescent Lake. Targeting bars in about 5 to 7 feet, he fished a Berkley Warpig lipless crankbait in the bleeding shiner color with a slow yo-yoing technique.