On Championship Sunday at the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite in Lake Fork, Trey McKinney made history with power.
The Carbondale, Illinois native finished with a four-day total of 20 guitar weighing 130 pounds, 15 grams, outlasting the area of 103 anglers in one of the most successful tournaments in the history of aggressive bass fishing. He was exactly one year away from his 19th birthday.
He set the record for overall weight lost in a four-day B and earned$ 100, 000 as the youngest winner in Elite Series history. He also broke the previous record for overall weight lost in a four-day B. Paul Elias set the A. S. S. celebration on Falcon Lake in Texas in 2008 by only 1 pound, 9 oz.
This is crazy even to be up here, and it has n’t even broken the all-time tournament record, according to McKinney. ” To think, that one more fish and I could have had it. Yesterday, I lost a 7 12 kilo that would have allowed me to put on 33 lbs.
But I could n’t be happier. This river is simply amazing. I had dopamine and it was difficult. I was really out today because I had 28 pounds and was n’t sure if I had enough to win. I was aware that I needed more.
McKinney’s complete was the fourth-highest produced in a four-day tournament in B. A. S. past, trailing Elias and two other anglers who each caught more than 131 pounds at Falcon’s legendary 2008 event.
McKinney just won the Lake Fork game once more since winning the Elite Series. The rookie weighed more than 30 pounds daily ( he was the only fish to do so this year ), posting tallies of 33- 11, 33- 10, and 30-0 before adding a final score of 33- 10 to claim the victory on Championship Sunday.
McKinney hoped to gain the extra fat in his favorite city of the week, but the area was full of visitors when he arrived Sunday morning, which made things even more stressful there. He then slowed down and considered his alternatives, demonstrating a age beyond his years.
He settled into a little bag close to the Caney Point Recreation Area, where ascents and weigh-ins were regularly held. He noticed the shallow cove earlier in the week, but he did n’t trust it until the tournament’s final moments.
What a decision.
He said,” It was just loaded in there. With 30 days left to fish, I finally managed to catch one more that was between 7 and 6 pounds nevertheless. ” I had a feeling it was going to happen right it,” I said.” It only worked out perfectly.”
McKinney adjusted to the rapidly altering weather on Championship Sunday, just like he does on any other day of the Fork battle. On a St. Croix 7-foot medium-heavy Legend X shaft, he used an 8-pound Seaguar Tatsu range on a Strike King KVD Ocho stickbait to catch his Day 4 guitar. He hooked his biggest guitar earlier this week with a St. Croix Physyx 7- 1 medium shaft and a Strike King Z Too pull on a 10-pound Seaguar Tatsu line.
According to McKinney,” The Lowrance ActiveTarget was vital to finding these fish up on the shallow flats as well.” I started the game fish in 20 to 30 feet of water, and then I was in 4 feet of it now as they began to move away from the forest and banks. I had to adopt them.
Each of the ten Leaders who survived the last Phoenix Boats Cutline enlisted in the Century Club, which in turn allowed them to catch more than 100 kg of bass in four weeks. Only the traditional 2008 event on Falcon serving as a comparison, it was only the next time in history that it took place. In the Falcon occasion, which featured a ultimate- day slice of 12 rather of 10, a total of 12 rivals surpassed the 100-pound mark.
McKinney, who had a lead after Day 2 and Day 3, rose to the top of the ranking when he hooked a 6 to 7 largemouth only after lunch. With a massive 11- 7 largemouth that pulled him within 18 grams of the result, Justin Hamner, of Northport, Alabama, quickly moved into second position.
McKinney finally tied the score at 7-13 before pulling apart once more.
Raceland, Louisiana native Tyler Rivet placed following with a score of 125-9. Hamner’s 11- 7 was the Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the day and the event, earning him an more$ 3, 000 in prize money, and he finished second with 124- 10 with his 124- 10 coming in second.
Rivet’s 125- 9 is the eighth-highest four-day pounds in B. A. S. past Hammerner’s 124- 10 is seventh all-time, and Tyler Williams ‘ 124- 9 is 10th.
19 Century Club members have now been produced in Lake Fork, surpassing Falcon ( 15 ) for the most in B. A. S. S. past
The battle for Progressive Insurance Bassmaster Angler of the Year is only getting started now that just two of the nine Elite Series games have been won.
McKinney tied Texas pro Ben Milliken for the AOY direct after his victory, and South Carolina’s Patrick Walters came in close with 194 items.
The competition for Dakota Lithium Rookie of the Year is likewise led by McKinney and Milliken.
Taku Ito‘s 39-day-1 catch earned him an further$ 2, 000 and earned him the Rapala CrushCity Monster Bag of the game.
Williams received a$ 2, 500 bonus while McKinney received an additional$ 4, 000 for the Yamaha Power Pay contingency award.
Second-place Rivet earned$ 2, 000 in Bonus Bucks, while McKinney even earned$ 3, 000 in Toyota Bonus Bucks.
Wood County, Texas, hosted this occasion.
