Cliff Pirch (2nd, 58-1)
Cliff Pirch (2nd, 58-1)
Daniel Lanier (7th, 45-0)
Jarvis Ellis, co-angler (6th, 25-6)
Keith Carson (3rd, 55-13)
Keith Poche (12th, 38-4)
Kevin Hawk (4th, 53-10)
Luke Gritter (8th, 44-13)
Marcus Parker (6th, 48-3)
Marty Brown (11th, 39-8)
Michael Bradford, co-angler (1st, 27-9)
Michael Bradford wins $35,000 in cash and prizes as the first place co-angler.
Steven Roosen, co-angler (8th, 20-1)
Tim Frederick (5th, 48-10)
Will Evans (9th, 43-3)
Chris Lane (1st, 72-11)
Lane celebrates as his day's bag weighs in at 28 pounds, 5 ounces, the largest of the tournament. The biggest bag is awarded $250 in prize money from Luck "E" Strike.
Chris and wife Holly pose with the latest addition to the Lane household.
Lane will be taking his new hardware home to Guntersville, Ala.
The new trophy joins two others from Lane's previous wins at the Southern Opens, in 2006 and 2010.