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Bait change lifts Nania to Pickwick Open win Sunday, May 2, 2021
An astute observation led Joey Nania to a strategic bait change that delivered a five-bass limit of 18-10 and sealed his first B.A.S.S. win at the Pickwick Lake Bassmaster Central Open out of Counce, Tenn. After placing 3rd on day 1 with 21-11, the Cropwell, Ala. resident added 17-13 and held his position in the second round. With his final-day weight, Nania tallied a 58-02 total and edged day-22 leader Lonnie Cochran by a pound. Nania won $53,750 and a berth in the 2022 Bassmaster Classic at Lake Hartwell. All week, Nania had been fishing main-river bars between Koger Island and Seven Mile Island, where he focused on a mix of grass and stumps. The latter became an increasingly important element of his game plan and Saturday, he used a forage-appropriate bait to target the hard cover. ....
Cochran strikes quickly to take Pickwick lead Friday, April 30, 2021
Lonnie Cochran of Section, Ala., spent all day on his spot, but only needed the first two hours to sack up a day-2 limit of 25-03 to take the lead at the Pickwick Lake Bassmaster Central Open. Adding the tournaments heaviest bag to his day-1 limit of 18-10, Cochran rose from 11th place with a two-day total of 43-13. After a cloudy, rainy opening round, day 2 brought bright, sunny conditions. However, Cochran credits his productivity improvement to timing specifically, an earlier boat number. I didnt get on my fish until 1 oclock yesterday and I was able to get there early this morning, Cochran said. Once I got to my spot, I Power-Poled down and I never moved. I had a limit by 7:30; it was pretty fast and furious. ....