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Kansan Brent
Chapman wins Day 4 big bass and places seventh
Wire-to-Wire Effort Brings Kentucky's
Kevin Wirth His First BASS Victory in 14 Years at Tennessee Triumph
on Old Hickory Lake
June 29, 2008 - HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn.
Kevin Wirth of Crestwood, Ky., tried a new strategy that
made him uncomfortable throughout the Tennessee Triumph presented
by Longhorn on Old Hickory Lake, but the decision and his execution
helped him take home the trophy Saturday at the ninth 2008 Bassmaster
Elite Series event.
The Elite Series veteran and former Kentucky Derby
jockey led from start to finish to claim the $100,000 first-place
prize and valuable points toward the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster
Angler of the Year title. With a four-day weight of 55 pounds,
10 ounces, Wirth, 45, sealed his first BASS win in 14 years and
the first wire-to-wire victory of the 2008 Elite season.
Wirth also rallied to 30th in the AOY standings
the top 36 in the standings will qualify for the Classic,
set for Feb. 20-22 out of Shreveport-Bossier City, La. The winner
of the AOY will receive $250,000 and the points will also determine
the brunt of the 2009 Bassmaster Classic qualifiers.
Todd Faircloth of Jasper, Texas, who is in second
place in the AOY title race, finished 10th with and 42-14. He
closed the gap between himself and leader Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo,
Mich., by three more points, now just 12 behind with only two
events remaining in the Trail to the Trophy.
After a disappointing Day 3, Bill Lowen of North
Bend, Ohio, rebounded on Day 4 with the Berkley Big Bag of the
Day at 14-9 for 50-5 overall. Wirth's 17-2 catch Thursday won
the Berkley Big Bag of the tournament.
Randy Howell of Springville, Ala., held firm in
third place with 12-15 for 50 pounds, 0 ounces overall, and he
took home the bonus for the Purolator Big Bass of the Tournament
for his Day 2 catch of 6-6. Dean Rojas of Lake Havasu, Ariz.,
was fourth with 48-12, and in a tie for fifth place with 48-10
were 2008 Bassmaster Classic champion Alton Jones of Waco, Texas,
and four-time Bassmaster Classic champ Rick Clunn of Ava, Mo.
Brent Chapman of Lake Quivira, Kan., who finished seventh
with 47-11, weighed one Sunday at 5-8, good for the $1,000 premium
for the Purolator Big Bass of the Day.
Wirth said Sunday that on the third day of practice
he didn't like what he was doing, because it went against the
grain of how he was accustomed to fishing, but he said he put
one rod in his hand and said to himself, "I'm going fishing."
"I can't hardly hold my emotions here, you
know, because it's been a long, hard grind," Wirth said
on the weigh-in stage as he fought off tears. "There's been
many a day when you think, man, this is not the right thing to
be doing. And right now, this makes it all worth it. Dreams can
come true, if you have a dream and stick with it, go get it."
Wirth's two biggest fish Sunday came on a buzzbait
he hadn't used the rest of the week. He fished shallow through
the competition, mainly flipping a Berkley Power Hog creature
bait in green pumpkin.
"I noticed the water come up with a lot of
cloud cover, we had some rain last night, so the water was pretty
dark," Wirth said of Sunday's conditions that led to his
using the buzzbait. "I noticed the fish were roaming around
and weren't getting up on the targets. As soon as I pulled in
my area I saw a couple flicker up on top, so it had come to me
this morning before take-off and I reached in the lock box and
tied one on, and it paid off."
In the Advance Auto Parts Rookie of the Year race,
Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Fla., continues to lead with 1,836 points.
He is 409 points ahead of second-place Wade Grooms of Bonneau,
S.C.
Mike McClelland of Bella Vista, Ark., leads the
Berkley Heavyweight Award race with 307 pounds, 4 ounces through
nine events.
Up next is the July 31-Aug. 3 Empire Chase on Lake
Erie and the Niagara River out of Buffalo, the 10th event of
11 Elite Series tournaments in the Trail to the Trophy.
Tennessee Triumph presented by Longhorn
2008 Elite Series - Tennessee Triumph PRO 06/26-06/29
Old Hickory Lake, Hendersonville Tenn.
(PRO Division) Standings Day 4
Angler
Hometown
No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Kevin Wirth
Crestwood, Ky.
20 55-10 320 $113,000.00
Day 1: 5 17-02 Day 2: 5
15-10 Day 3: 5 12-01
Day 4: 5 10-13
2. Bill Lowen
North Bend, Ohio 20
50-05 295 $31,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5
12-06 Day 3: 5 8-09
Day 4: 5 14-09
3. Randy Howell
Springville, Ala. 20 50-00
290 $27,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-02 Day 2: 5
15-08 Day 3: 5 8-07
Day 4: 5 12-15
4. Dean Rojas
Lake Havasu City, Ariz 20 48-12 285 $18,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 5
10-05 Day 3: 5 14-03
Day 4: 5 11-14
5. Alton Jones
Waco, Texas
20 48-10 278 $16,250.00
Day 1: 5 10-03 Day 2: 5
10-09 Day 3: 5 15-11
Day 4: 5 12-03
5. Rick Clunn
Ava, Mo.
19 48-10 278 $16,250.00
Day 1: 5 14-06 Day 2: 5
15-01 Day 3: 5 12-03
Day 4: 4 7-00
7. Brent Chapman
Lake Quivira, Kan. 20 47-11
272 $16,000.00
Day 1: 5 10-02 Day 2: 5
12-11 Day 3: 5 10-08
Day 4: 5 14-06
8. Ray Sedgwick
Cross, S.C.
20 44-14 268 $16,000.00
Day 1: 5 9-02 Day
2: 5 9-11 Day 3: 5
15-14 Day 4: 5 10-03
9. Michael Iaconelli Runnemede,
N.J. 20 44-03
264 $14,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-02 Day 2: 5
14-00 Day 3: 5 9-12
Day 4: 5 9-05
10. Todd Faircloth
Jasper, Texas
20 42-14 260 $13,500.00
Day 1: 5 11-03 Day 2: 5
9-00 Day 3: 5 13-05
Day 4: 5 9-06
11. Steve Daniel
Clewiston, Fla. 19
42-04 257 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-03 Day 2: 5
12-03 Day 3: 4 10-10
Day 4: 5 8-04
12. Marty Stone
Fayetteville, N.C. 19 42-03
254 $12,300.00
Day 1: 5 16-05 Day 2: 5
8-15 Day 3: 4 8-11
Day 4: 5 8-04
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Purolator Big Bass
Day
1 Kevin Wirth
Crestwood, Ky.
6-04 $1,000.00
2 Randy Howell
Springville, Ala.
6-06 $1,000.00
3 Ray Sedgwick
Cross, S.C.
4-07 $500.00
3 Steve Daniel
Clewiston, Fla.
4-07 $500.00
4 Brent Chapman
Lake Quivira, Kan.
5-08 $1,000.00
Purolator Big Bass of Tournament
Randy Howell
Springville, Ala.
6-06 $1,000.00
Toyota Tundra Angler of the Year Leader
Kevin VanDam
Kalamazoo, Mich.
$1,000.00
Berkley Big Bag
Day
1 Kevin Wirth
Crestwood, Ky.
17-02 $1,000.00
2 Kevin Wirth
Crestwood, Ky.
15-10 $1,000.00
3 Ray Sedgwick
Cross, S.C.
15-14 $1,000.00
4 Bill Lowen
North Bend, Ohio
14-09 $1,000.00
Berkley Big Bag of Tournament
Kevin Wirth
Crestwood, Ky.
17-02 $10,000.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish
Weight
1 60
422 883-02
2 50
392 815-05
3 29
197 399-05
4 11
59 129-02
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150
1070 2226-14
2008 Tennessee Triumph - Tennessee Triumph Pro
Points After Old Hickory Lake, Hendersonville, Tenn. Ending
06-29-2008, Day 4
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Place Name
St
Pts
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1 Kevin VanDam
Mich. 2259
2 Todd Faircloth
Texas 2247
3 Mike McClelland
Ark. 2139
4 Skeet Reese
Calif. 2117
5 Dean Rojas
Ariz. 2020
6 Alton Jones
Texas 2019
7 Edwin Evers
Okla. 1973
8 Terry Scroggins
Fla. 1953
9 Scott Rook
Ark. 1939
10 Randy Howell
Ala. 1908
11 Steve Kennedy
Ala. 1895
12 Kenyon Hill
Okla. 1880
13 Mark Davis
Ark. 1840
14 Bobby Lane
Fla. 1836
15 Bryan Hudgins
Fla. 1834
16 Brian Snowden
Mo. 1820
17 Bill Lowen
Ohio 1784
18 Dustin Wilks
N.C. 1769
19 Byron Velvick
Texas 1757
20 Aaron Martens
Ala. 1739
20 Kelly Jordon
Texas 1739
22 Kotaro Kiriyama
Ala. 1720
23 Brent Chapman
Kan. 1719
24 Timmy Horton
Ala. 1716
25 Morizo Shimizu
Japan 1712
26 Michael Iaconelli N.J.
1711
27 Fred Roumbanis
Okla. 1709
28 Jason Quinn
S.C. 1694
29 Gary Klein
Texas 1691
30 Kevin Wirth
Ky. 1688
31 Casey Ashley
S.C. 1684
32 Peter Thliveros
Fla. 1681
33 Shaw Grigsby
Fla. 1667
33 Denny Brauer
Mo. 1667
35 Dave Wolak
N.C. 1651
36 Davy Hite
S.C. 1649
37 Rick Morris
Va. 1644
38 Britt Myers
S.C. 1639
39 Bernie Schultz
Fla. 1622
40 Ish Monroe
Calif. 1619
41 Jason Williamson S.C.
1615
42 Derek Remitz
Ala. 1609
43 Rick Clunn
Mo. 1607
44 Jared Lintner
Calif. 1604
45 Marty Stone
N.C. 1600
46 Chris Lane
Fla. 1586
47 Gerald Swindle
Ala. 1578
48 Mark Menendez
Ky. 1572
49 Jeff Kriet
Okla. 1568
50 Kevin Short
Ark. 1560
51 Boyd Duckett
Ala. 1556
52 Ray Sedgwick
S.C. 1550
53 Bradley Hallman
Okla. 1548
54 Greg Hackney
La. 1529
55 Scott Campbell
Mo. 1526
56 Tommy Biffle
Okla. 1521
57 Matt Reed
Texas 1496
58 Terry Butcher
Okla. 1457
58 Takahiro Omori
Texas 1457
60 Cliff Pace
Miss. 1444
61 Jeff Reynolds
Okla. 1439
62 Jami Fralick
S.D. 1435
63 Jeff Connella
La. 1429
64 Wade Grooms
S.C. 1427
65 Mike Wurm
Ark. 1414
66 Russ Lane
Ala. 1413
67 John Murray
Ariz. 1406
68 James Niggemeyer Texas
1398
69 Mark Tucker
Mo. 1397
70 Matthew Sphar
N.Y. 1391
71 Jeremy Starks
W.Va. 1384
72 Kevin Langill
N.C. 1370
73 Jon Bondy
Canada 1368
74 John Crews
Va. 1365
75 Stephen Browning Ark.
1356
76 Paul Elias
Miss. 1352
76 Grant Goldbeck
Md. 1352
78 Brian Clark
Texas 1348
79 Todd Auten
S.C. 1328
80 Clark Reehm
Ark. 1320
81 Yusuke Miyazaki
Texas 1290
82 Billy Brewer
Texas 1280
83 Jim Murray
Ga. 1271
84 Corey Waldrop
Texas 1270
85 Preston Clark
Fla. 1268
86 David Smith
Okla. 1261
87 Jimmy Mize
Ark. 1258
88 Zell Rowland
Texas 1254
89 Pat Golden
N.C. 1244
90 Marty Robinson
S.C. 1239
91 Mark Tyler
Okla. 1238
92 Ken Cook
Okla. 1193
93 Ben Matsubu
Texas 1188
94 Kurt Dove
Va. 1185
95 Glenn Delong
Ohio 1173
96 Steve Daniel
Fla. 1160
97 Jay Fuller
Okla. 1154
98 Charlie Hartley
Ohio 1141
99 Guy Eaker
N.C. 1138
100 Pete Ponds
Miss. 1091
100 Elton Luce
Texas 1091
102 James Kennedy
La.
994
103 David Sherrer
La.
992
104 Rick Ash
Pa.
976
105 Randy Allen
La.
914
105 Greg Gutierrez
Calif. 914
107 Matt Amedeo
Ohio 875
108 Paul Hirosky
Pa.
845
109 Bobby Myers
Okla. 438
2008 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
After Old Hickory Lake, HENDERSONVILLE, TN ending 06-29-2008,
Day 4
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Place Name
St
Pts
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1 Bobby Lane
Fla. 1836
2 Wade Grooms
S.C. 1427
3 Brian Clark
Texas 1348
4 Clark Reehm
Ark. 1320
5 Billy Brewer
Texas 1280
6 Corey Waldrop
Texas 1270
7 Pat Golden
N.C. 1244
8 Jay Fuller
Okla. 1154
9 David Sherrer
La.
992
10 Randy Allen
La.
914
11 Bobby Myers
Okla. 438
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