It should be noted that in BASSTrakk Jordan Lee is in first with 34-9 (two day total) and Matt Lee is in second with 33-8. Steve Wright when is the last time brothers were sitting in first and second? Steve Bowman and I can’t recall another time.
As most of you know, Jordan won the Classic this year and had a stellar young Elite Series career so far. Matt has struggled more. But he’s having a strong 2017 season, with two top 12 finishes so far this year. As a fan it’s exciting to see these guys competing head to head. We may have the pleasure of watching these brother from Alabama battle for years to come.
Currently in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year race Jordan sits in 16th place and Matt is 32nd.
Mama and papa Lee have got to be very proud.
Writer’s note: I did hear from Steve Wright about my question on whether any brothers had spent time at first and second in the leaderboard. And as usual he made me feel like an idiot. Not really, but he did recall that in the 2012 Bassmaster College Championship in Little Rock Matt finished first and Jordan finished second. Some called that event the Civil War, because brother was fighting brother. Because of the win, Matt went on to fish in the 2013 Bassmaster Classic. Will we see another Civil War here?