2007 Elite Series – Empire Chase: Manufacturing victory
Ultimately, it was here earlier this week on Lake Erie that Suhr learned the new technique that would forge a tournament win.
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Ultimately, it was here earlier this week on Lake Erie that Suhr learned the new technique that would forge a tournament win.
It's a rarity to see more than a couple of fish killed in the course of an Elite Series event, but anglers have had to play marine paramedics constantly on Lake Erie.
Smallmouths are a bit more fragile, a bit needier than the largemouth," pro Kenyon Hill said.
BASS officials took no chances Friday, canceling the second day of the tournament amid forecasts of high winds.
Lee Bailey, one of the first to weigh fish, told the crowd quite sincerely that "everybody needs to say a private prayer for the guys who are still out there."
So a bunch of pro bass fishermen were playing Texas hold 'em in a Buffalo hotel room and, lo and behold, a fishing tournament broke out.
High winds and rolling waves on Day One of the Empire Chase cracked boat hulls, overcame engines and swamped boats.
"The best thing about today," Niggemeyer said, "is that I've still got tomorrow."
The tournament will continue Saturday, July 21 and conclude Sunday, July 22 as scheduled.
After the first day of competition, co-angler Robert Suhr was a quick learner, bagging big fish and making it back to the weigh-in in one piece.
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