2009 Tennessee Triumph - Bobby Lane

Bobby Lane (1st, 29-14)

Bobby Lane with the 7 pound, 15 ounce fish that anchored his leading weight of 29 pounds, 14 ounces. Lane's bass was the largest fish weighed in on Day One of the SpongeTech Tennessee Triumph on Kentucky Lake.

Bobby Lane, an admitted bank beater from Florida, stayed offshore on Day One fishing the ledges on Kentucky Lake. Lane has the morning lead with 29 pounds, 14 ounces.

Day one leader Bobby Lane makes a cast on the ledge where he built his day one total.

Lane had a broken trolling motor cable and had to boat upwind and drift across his fishing spot.

Lane put down the crankbait and went to a tackle tray to tie on a plastic worm.

Lane fights another fish to the boat and said he had between 23 to 24 pounds early on day two.

Lane fights a keeper fish across the bow of the boat.

Lane said his morning started with bass in the 3 to 4-pound range schooling around his boat and put a quick limit in the boat.

Lane indicates he wants to finish the day where he started in the standings.

Bobby Lane (1st, 29-14)

Day one leader Bobby Lane arrived at the weigh-in one hour early on the second day and BASS officials prepare to weigh his fish.

Lane shows off two nice largemouth the he boated early on day two of the SpongeTech Tennessee Triumph.

Bobby Lane describes the action at his spot first thing in the morning as hundreds of bass in the 3- to 4-pound class began schooling around his boat.

Bobby Lane takes to the lake with an ESPN camera as the leader going into Day Three.

Tournament leader Bobby Lane was catching fish early on Day Three of the SpongeTech Tennessee Triumph.

Lane and his Marshal celebrate together as another fish falls victim to Bobby Lane.

Lane was culling early and trying to build on his Day Two lead.

Lane takes a look at two fish to decide which one to cull.

Lane hooks up with another fish after drifting off the ledge he was fishing on Kentucky Lake.

A short fish that wouldn't come close to culling anything Lane already had in the live well.

Lane stops fishing to put ice in the live well to ensure the health of his fish.

Lane is quickly hooked up again with a fish that will help his Day Three tally.

Lane swings another quality fish into the boat.

Lane gives the cameras a better look.

Lane has the choice of keeping a quality largemouth or smallmouth.

Lane decides to cull the smallmouth.

Lane said he had five fish with an estimated weight of 27 pounds.

Bobby Lane (1st, 80-10)

Bobby Lane sacked another dominating limit of fish and leads the SpongeTech Tennessee Triumph with 80 pounds, 10 ounces.

Bobby Lane has led wire to wire on Kentucky Lake and will start the final day of fishing with a 8 pound, 12 ounce lead over 2nd place angler, Skeet Reese.

Bobby Lane and Keith Alan share a laugh as they discuss Lane's plan for the shortened final day.

Lane boated his first fish at 9:54 a.m. ET. However the fish was short, not meeting the minimum length required on Kentucky Lake.

Lane swings his second keeper fish into the boat, but the larger fish his ledge held the first three days were not biting.

Lane boats his best fish of the morning.

After a few casts without a bite on the swimbait, Lane again picks up the Carolina rig and quickly boats another fish.

Bobby Lane (First, 97-9)

Bobby Lane (First, 97-9)

Bobby Lane (First, 97-9)

Prior to arriving at the stage, Day Three leader Bobby Lane signs autographs for the young fans.

Lane's face is a mask as he is pulled up the path to the stage to weigh his fish on the final day.

Keith Alan interviews Lane before weighing his fish to find out if he can go wire to wire for his first Elite Series victory as Kevin VanDam watches from the hot seat.