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Combs notches wire-to-wire win at Rayburn Sunday, May 2, 2021    Bassmaster Elite Series competitor Keith Combs cruised to a wire-to-wire victory at the Sam Rayburn Reservoir Southwestern MLF Toyota Series, finishing with a three-day total of 63-03. He prevailed by an 8-10 margin over runner-up Josh Bensema and earned $36,764. Combs said it was actually his first win of any kind on Sam Rayburn, which was surprising considering his Huntington, Texas address and his years as a top-level pro angler. “I’ve finished 2nd and 3rd, but never won one. That was fun, I always wanted to.” We...

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,...

Wheeler Tops Group B's Weather-Shortened Opener Sunday, May 2, 2021 Photo: MLF By MLF Communications Staff It was a back-and-forth battle at the top for most of the day Saturday between Jacob Wheeler and Zack Birge at the Lake Travis MLF Bass Pro Tour in Austin, Texas. The duo traded the lead back and forth for most of Period 2, however Wheeler boated a 4-pounder right near the end of the period, then added another 4-pounder shortly after the start of Period 3 to increase his lead to just over 10 pounds. Then, Mother Nature intervened. Lightning in the area forced tournament officials to ...

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 tournament’s 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 didn’t get ...

Chapman Surprises Himself With Big Day 1 Friday, April 30, 2021 By MLF Communications Staff Brent Chapman caught 21 bass totaling 46-02 to grab the early lead in Qualifying Group A on day 1 of the Lake Travis MLF Bass Pro Tour event in Texas. The six-day event, hosted by the Austin Sports Commission, features 80 of the top professional anglers from around the world competing for a purse of $805,000, including a top cash prize of $100,000 to the winner. Chapman will take a 5-06 lead into Sunday’s second day of competition for Group A. In 2nd place on the ScoreTracker leaderboard is Mark R...