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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.
Big Bags Were Out There, But Hard To Repeat
Monday, February 22, 2021
By John Johnson
BassFan Senior Editor Following is some pattern and gear information for the 2nd- through 5th-place finishers at last week s St. Johns River Bassmaster Elite Series.
2nd: Greg Hackney
> Total = 20, 69-14
Greg Hackney had two big days in his first tournament back on the circuit following a 2-year hiatus spent with the MLF Bass Pro Tour, but the first and last rounds were a bit of a struggle. I caught all of my fish out of Lake George and I never caught one that wasn t spawning, he said. The first day I fished to fast that was a short day (due to a fog delay of almost 2 hours) and I was around the same fish I caught the next 2 days, but I was in a hurry because I only had about 3 hours to fish and I caught mostly males.
Washam wins Toyota Series at Guntersville
Saturday, February 20, 2021
MLF Pro Circuit angler Jimmy Washam brought a five-bass limit to the scale Friday weighing 18-15 to win the Lake Guntersville Central Toyota Series with a three-day total of 58-05. Washam prevailed by a 5-10 margin over runner-up Sloan Pennington and earned $55,600.
Washam said day 1 was a grind, with only two fish in his livewell by noon; however, he just happened to land on them later in the day.
I went back to an earlier spot Id fished and they were just turned on, he said. They were trying to take the [bladed jig] out of my hand. I caught the 7-05 and the 4 in the last 10 minutes.
REDCREST relocated to Lake Eufaula
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Major League Fishing announced today that due to the winter storms, inclement weather and uncertain conditions in Texas, next week s REDCREST Championship has been shifted to Lake Eufaula in Alabama. Eufaula lies approximately 650 miles east of Lake Palestine, where the event was set to take place.
The tournament dates and competition schedule will remain the same practice will occur on Sunday and the tournament will take place Monday through Friday. Competitors will launch from Lakepoint State Park.
Weve exhausted every option available to try to remain at Lake Palestine, but with the disaster-like conditions that the area is currently facing we couldnt, as an organization, come in and use their valuable resources water, electricity, food, hotel rooms and celebrate our championship event when the local community is suffering, said Michael Mulone, MLF senior director of events & partner