Josh Bertrand and Justin Lucas are playing for ALL the money today, as in not only an Elite Series win on the St. Lawrence River but the coveted Toyota Angler of the Year title. Over the last two days, as other contenders in AOY have dropped back, they’ve made it a two-man race. After Day 1, when Bertrand was 4th and Lucas was 16th, Bertrand had the AOY lead. After Day 2, when Bertrand was 3rd and Lucas was 5th, the “mythical standings” put Lucas in the lead. (Remember all points are based on the final tournament standings, nothing else.)
They’re continuing to battle it out today. As you can see from Gettys Brannon’s photo above, Bertrand landed one of those St. Lawrence lunkers that practically jumped over his trolling motor.
BASSTrakk currently shows Lucas leading the tournament with 22 pounds and Bertrand in 4th place with 17 pounds. But this tournament has a long way to the finish line, and the AOY title might not be decided until the last day of the AOY Championship next month. For now, it’s entertaining watching these two guys go head-to-head for all the money.