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Day Three Story
Florida's Peter Thliveros Defends
Bassmaster Memorial Title by 2 Ounces
 July
29, 2007 - SYRACUSE, N.Y. Needing every ounce of his two-day
total of 39 pounds, 0 ounces, Peter Thliveros of Jacksonville,
Fla., defended his Bassmaster Memorial presented by Evan Williams
Bourbon crown Sunday, holding off his nearest competitor, Steve
Kennedy of Auburn, Ala., by just 2 ounces. Photo BASS Communications
- Day 4 Champion Peter Thliveros of Jacksonville, FL.
Thliveros, who scored victory in the 2006 Bassmaster
Memorial in Fort Worth, Texas, enjoyed a solid start, catching
four bass in the first hour of competition. With the victory
and the top prize of $250,000, he has amassed more than $1.5
million in BASS career earnings.
Weights were zeroed for the top 12 anglers after
two days of competition on New York's Oneida Lake. The
final two days were held on Onondaga Lake and a rotating six-hole
course set up by BASS officials.
Fishing fans can catch all the action from Thliveros,
narrow victory at 9 a.m. ET Saturday, Aug. 4, on ESPN2.
"It seems like destiny, said Thliveros, a
six-time BASS winner. "This victory and defending
this title are the hallmark of my career.
Thliveros, 47, clinched the victory by boating
a smallmouth bass at 4:35 p.m. ET, in his final hour of fishing.
His final catch, however, perhaps was not as beneficial as what
he did before his first cast of the tournament. Thliveros used
a portion of his practice day to ride Onondaga Lake and locate
productive areas, which is permissible under BASS rules.
"That was the best decision I made all week,
he said. "I felt very good about this tournament coming
in, and after practicing at Oneida the first two days, I knew
I had a chance to make the finals.
Calling his pattern a "patience deal, Thliveros
caught every fish he weighed on a Zoom superfluke. He credited
his Florida roots in helping him slow down and entice the biggest
bass.
Despite his disappointment, Kennedy, who posted
a two-day total of 38 pounds, 14 ounces, continues a superb season
in which he has notched one Bassmaster Elite Series victory and
set the BASS record at California's Clear Lake for heaviest four-day
weight in a tournament.
For the majority of his fishing day, Kennedy worked
a swimbait to big structure and targeted bigger bites.
Using a jig, the 2006 Toyota Rookie of the Year nearly boated
a fish he estimated at more than 5 pounds, but was unable to
land it.
"Unbelievable! said Kennedy, a one-time BASS
winner. "This one hurts. It really does.
But there is nothing I can do about it now.
Finishing third and fourth were two Arizona anglers.
Moving up one spot to third was John Murray of Phoenix, with
37 pounds, 10 ounces. In fourth was Dean Rojas of Lake
Havasu, with 36 pounds, 0 ounces.
Day 3 leader Dave Wolak of Wake Forest, N.C., slipped
to fifth with a two-day total of 35 pounds, 15 ounces.
Finishing sixth was Jared Lintner of Arroyo Grande, Calif., with
34 pounds, 12 ounces.
The next stop on the Bassmaster Elite Series is
the Capitol Clash presented by Advance Auto Parts on Aug. 9-12
at the Potomac River. The next and final Bassmaster Major
of the season is scheduled for Aug. 23-26 on the Arkansas River.
With only two events left in the season, the Toyota
Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings, unaffected by
the Bassmaster Majors, remains a tight race. Skeet Reese
of Auburn, Calif., leads two-time Bassmaster Classic champion
Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Mich., by 21 points.
As with every Elite-level tournament, www.ESPNOutdoors.com
<http://www.espnoutdoors.com/> is providing live, streaming
video of the daily weigh-ins. Additionally, visitors to
the site can access analysis, photo galleries, blogs from Elite
Series anglers and abundant coverage of events. On Sunday,
fans can catch Hooked Up with ESPN2 Outdoors personalities
Mark Zona and Tommy Sanders at 5:30 p.m. to preview the final
weigh-in.
Local Sponsors: The Syracuse Convention
and Visitor's Bureau
Bassmaster Majors Sponsors: Sponsors of
the Bassmaster Majors include Toyota Tundra, Purolator, Triton
Boats, Mercury Marine, Berkley, Advance Auto Parts, Lowrance
Electronics,
2007 Bassmaster Memorial 7/26-7/29
Oneida Lake, Syracuse NY.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 4
Angler
Hometown
No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Peter E Thliveros
Jacksonville, FL 10
39-00 0 $250,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-13
Day 2: 5 15-10 Day 3: 5
20-13 Day 4: 5 18-03
2. Steve Kennedy
Auburn, AL
10 38-14 0 $35,500.00
Day 1: 5 17-12
Day 2: 5 14-11 Day 3: 5
20-03 Day 4: 5 18-11
3. John Murray
Phoenix, AZ
10 37-10 0 $30,500.00
Day 1: 5 14-07
Day 2: 5 15-09 Day 3: 5
18-10 Day 4: 5 19-00
4. Dean Rojas
Lake Havasu, AZ 10
36-00 0 $22,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-08
Day 2: 5 17-09 Day 3: 5
18-07 Day 4: 5 17-09
5. Dave Wolak
Wake Forest, NC
10 35-15 0 $29,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-04
Day 2: 5 12-14 Day 3: 5
22-00 Day 4: 5 13-15
6. Jared Lintner
Arroyo Grande, CA 10
34-12 0 $17,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-00
Day 2: 5 15-09 Day 3: 5
18-08 Day 4: 5 16-04
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PUROLATOR BIG BASS
Day
1 Steve Kennedy
Auburn, AL
05-01 $1,000.00
2 Kenyon Hill
Norman, OK
05-00 $1,000.00
3 John Murray
Phoenix, AZ 05-12
$1,000.00
4 Steve Kennedy
Auburn, AL
04-08 $1,000.00
PUROLATOR BIG BASS OF TOURN
John Murray
Phoenix,
AZ 05-12
$1,000.00
BERKLEY HEAVYWEIGHT
Day
1 Steve Kennedy
Auburn, AL
17-12 $1,000.00
2 Dean Rojas
Grand Saline, TX 17-09
$1,000.00
3 Dave Wolak
Wake Forest, NC 22-00
$1,000.00
4 John Murray
Phoenix, AZ 19-00
$1,000.00
BERKLEY HEAVYWEIGHT OF TOURN
Dave Wolak
Wake Forest, NC 22-00
$8,000.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish
Weight
1
51 255
677-09
2
51 255
671-07
3
12 60
212-10
4
6 30
103-10
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120 600
1665-04
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