Rojas’ 5 favorite tournaments

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In the 214 B.A.S.S. events Arizona pro Dean Rojas has fished, he's landed four wins and more than $2 million in earnings. For the latest edition of 5 favorites, Dean Rojas was asked to reflect on the five most memorable tournaments he's fished with B.A.S.S.
In the 214 B.A.S.S. events Arizona pro Dean Rojas has fished, he’s landed four wins and more than $2 million in earnings. For the latest edition of 5 favorites, Dean Rojas was asked to reflect on the five most memorable tournaments he’s fished with B.A.S.S.
<b>1) 2001 Florida Bassmaster Top 150 (Kissimmee Chain of Lakes), Kissimmee, Fla. - first place</b> <br> “The Lake Toho event in Kissimmee Florida is definitely my most memorable event. It happened for me, but it happened for a lot of other guys as well, it was just one of those deals that the fish moved up,” Rojas says. “It was the magic time.” <p> “I had never won a Bassmaster event, so the record (largest five bass limit) did not matter to me, for me it was just trying to win the tournament.” <p> “I had my glory day on the water, every bass angler dreams about the day you catch 45-50 pounds.”
1) 2001 Florida Bassmaster Top 150 (Kissimmee Chain of Lakes), Kissimmee, Fla. – first place

“The Lake Toho event in Kissimmee Florida is definitely my most memorable event. It happened for me, but it happened for a lot of other guys as well, it was just one of those deals that the fish moved up,” Rojas says. “It was the magic time.”

“I had never won a Bassmaster event, so the record (largest five bass limit) did not matter to me, for me it was just trying to win the tournament.”

“I had my glory day on the water, every bass angler dreams about the day you catch 45-50 pounds.”

<b>2) 2001 Louisiana Bassmaster Top 150 (Toledo Bend Reservoir), Many, La. - first place</b> <br> “The very next event I won on Toledo Bend and I got the mount of the 45-2 limit. I was 5 pounds back on the last day and then won back to back Bassmaster tournaments, that was pretty special,” Rojas says.
2) 2001 Louisiana Bassmaster Top 150 (Toledo Bend Reservoir), Many, La. – first place

“The very next event I won on Toledo Bend and I got the mount of the 45-2 limit. I was 5 pounds back on the last day and then won back to back Bassmaster tournaments, that was pretty special,” Rojas says.

<b>3) 2004 Bassmaster Classic, Lake Wylie, S.C. - fourth place</b> <br> “The frog thing started in the 2004 Classic on Lake Wylie and it changed my life,” Rojas says. <p> “A lot of great things have come from that tournament. I had been throwing the frog for nearly three years before designing the bait for SPRO Corporation.”
3) 2004 Bassmaster Classic, Lake Wylie, S.C. – fourth place

“The frog thing started in the 2004 Classic on Lake Wylie and it changed my life,” Rojas says.

“A lot of great things have come from that tournament. I had been throwing the frog for nearly three years before designing the bait for SPRO Corporation.”

<b>4) 2008 Bassmaster Elite Series, Oneida Lake, Syracuse, N.Y. - first place</b> <br> “The Lake Oneida event was the first event that I won on the frog itself. I had success on it (top 10 finishes), but Oneida was the first event I won on the bait of my design,” Rojas says.
4) 2008 Bassmaster Elite Series, Oneida Lake, Syracuse, N.Y. – first place

“The Lake Oneida event was the first event that I won on the frog itself. I had success on it (top 10 finishes), but Oneida was the first event I won on the bait of my design,” Rojas says.

<b>5) 2015 Bassmaster Elite Series, Lake Havasu, Lake Havazu City, Ariz. - sixth place</b> <br> “The fifth would have to be having a Bassmaster Elite Series on my home lake of Lake Havasu,” Rojas says. “It was great to be around my family and friends, and it was the first B.A.S.S. event that I got to sleep in my own bed.”
5) 2015 Bassmaster Elite Series, Lake Havasu, Lake Havazu City, Ariz. – sixth place

“The fifth would have to be having a Bassmaster Elite Series on my home lake of Lake Havasu,” Rojas says. “It was great to be around my family and friends, and it was the first B.A.S.S. event that I got to sleep in my own bed.”