Two guys from Knoxville made the final round, Defoe and Coulter. 

I'm gonna go with Justin Adkins - I liked his skills while fishing beds - excellent caster barely making a noise or splash on entry.

 

Keith Poche caught them - but I was really surprised that his splash technique when casting/pitching was so successful

 

 

 

 

Did Marty just insinuate that film on the water was from fish spawning?? 

18 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Field of 10 anglers is set for the Championship Round.

Who ya Got ?

I'm going with MDJ.

A-Jay

 

 

Looking like a good pick !!

19 minutes ago, BassNJake said:

Looking like a good pick !!

Yup - 

Still some bassing to do though

A-Jay

One Hour left in period 2.

MDJ dropping some Bass Bombs on the Score Tracker . . 

A-Jay

J. Atkins just got schooled by a U-Boat ~ 

?

 

30 minutes left in period two.

Currently it's a battle of the JRs.

A-Jay

Just over an hour left in this one.

And things are getting TIGHT at the Top !

A-Jay

OTT IS THE MAN!

And then Ott went to work ~

20 minutes left and Mr DeFoe has been putting on a clinic.

38 lbs in the last hour !

Bet he can small the 100K right about now. 

Rapala cranks will be flying off the shelves . . 

A-Jay

Major League Fishing Wins!

 

THE END

Just unbelievable. 

d**n it, I missed it! 

Shopping list

Rapala DTs

Merthiolate Trick Worms

and toilet paper.

Just now, Tennessee Boy said:

Shopping list

Rapala DTs

Merthiolate Trick Worms

and toilet paper.

LOL ~ 

I ordered the worms 2 hours ago - 

I'm sending them back.

A-Jay

 

Good luck on the toilet paper..lol

Congrats to Ott DeFoe ~

18 bass for 57 lbs is a heck of was to blow up the derby's final period.

Really fun to watch and couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Right place, right time doing the right thing.

A-Jay

Missed 70# by THAT much...

 

Congrats Ott for pulling it out.

WOW!  That was amazing.

Defoe was on fire.  He definitely put on a clinic at the end.

What I didn’t understand is that with I think 30-45 minutes left, MDJ still had the lead and they showed him changing location.  I’m not a tournament guy but that seemed extremely risky to me.

1 hour ago, Revival said:

Defoe was on fire.  He definitely put on a clinic at the end.

What I didn’t understand is that with I think 30-45 minutes left, MDJ still had the lead and they showed him changing location.  I’m not a tournament guy but that seemed extremely risky to me.

at that point he hadn’t caught a scoreable fish in over an hour and a half. he had to make a move and try something else 

That was freakin' awesome!!

I loved that he told that guy to drive right at him, use the big motor and to hurry up and come on with it. hahaha

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 questions:

1. Was the DT10 Crankbait deflecting off of anything on the bottom? How deep of water was he in? Was the crank hitting bottom or was it just being pulled through the water column?
2. How many of you have ever drove your boat in a circle to 'stir' up the bait/school and keep them fired? Interesting technique he used. Half the time I think the big motor and noise scare everything away, etc. 

Thanks!

Anyone know why they changed locations to Lake Athens?

3 hours ago, Revival said:

Anyone know why they changed locations to Lake Athens?

Just to change it up for the championship round.

Too many anglers pounding Lake Fork for multiple days.

Start fresh for championship, level field and something new. 

They have done this before, I kind of like it, although it takes the anglers a little more time to figure the lake out, etc which can result in slower catch rates. They do however usually get one day of practice.