Brent Ehrler just punched his ticket to the Bassmaster Classic – in style. Ehrler, He came into this event in 41st place in the AOY standings. He entered the day in third place, but he needed to close it out with a solid Day 3.
“If I catch this fish I’m going to the Classic,” Ehrler said after he hooked a big smallmouth. For the next couple of minutes, all Ehrler could say was, “Please, please, please, please,” as he fought the fish to the boat.
Then he landed a smallmouth bass that was shaped like a drum. It weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces, and for now appears to be the big bass of the tournament. Ehrler’s back in third place with 65-11 today, according to BASSTrakk.
A great day for Ehrler.