Jeremy Percifield took the lead today in the 2013 B.A.S.S. Nation Western Divisional on California’s Clear Lake by doing his own thing.
When 30-year-old aspiring bass pro Jonathan Carter launches his Bass Cat on the first day of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic, he’ll be breaking new ground.
The anglers competing for the world championship in 2013 are an interesting mix of rookies and veterans, favorites and long shots, usual suspects and virtual unknowns.
With the newest six, the Fed Nation has now qualified 181 anglers for the Bassmaster Classic since the program started in 1973. They've represented 44 different states and three foreign countries.
Two spots held the bass that put Montana’s Shane Baertsch over the top.
Nik Autrey and Tyler Evans are the newest names on the 2012 Bassmaster Junior World Championship roster.
Even with four hours left to fish, the Montana angler had enough to take the Day Two lead at the Western Divisional on Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
The decision to hold out for bigger bass didn’t work for most.
California anglers Ron and Don Welch are among the 132 Western Divisional competitors vying for a spot at the 2012 Cabela’s Bassmaster Federation Nation Championship.
The winner in the Western Divisional will likely haul in limits of 3-plus-pound bronzebacks.