Thrift Builds Big Lead On Day 1
Monday, February 22, 2021
Photo: MLF
Bryan Thrift will take a lead of nearly 14 pounds into the second day of the Qualifying Round at the Redcrest Championship.
By MLF Communications Staff
A field of the top 40 pros from the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour converged on Lake Eufaula in Alabama on Mndayfor the start of REDCREST 2021, the Bass Pro Tour championship. The five-day competition, which awards a top cash prize of $300,000 to the winner, is being live-streamed online and filmed for television broadcast on CBS, the Discovery Channel and the Outdoor Channel.
Bryan Thrift of Shelby, N.C. weighed in 13 bass totaling 45 pounds even to take the early lead after Day 1 of the Qualifying Round. Thrift holds a 13-14 lead over Ott DeFoe of Blaine, Tenn., who caught nine bass weighing 31-02 to land in 2nd place.