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the day , watching his lead diminish to less than 2 pounds as Alton Jones Jr . made a late charge .
Roy had taken a seemingly comfortable lead with an 8-4 and a 5-8 midway through the day , but then spent an agonizing afternoon flipping and pitching a creature bait to Bussey Brake ’ s woody cover with no takers . But Jones stalled at 24-5 , giving Roy his first major win and the $ 100,000 payday .
5 . TOYOTA SERIES PRESENTED BY A . R . E . SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION Sam Rayburn Reservoir February 10 – 12
Glen Webb didn ’ t even need a limit on the final day to earn the victory at the Southwestern Division opener on Sam Rayburn , thanks in no small part to monster bags on Days 1 and 2 . Webb tallied 26-15 on Day 1 and 28-5 on Day 2 , putting him more than 9 pounds ahead of
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Rayburn ace Derek Mundy heading into the final day of competition . Webb brought four fish to the scales for 8-8 , but it was enough to hold off Mundy by 1 pound , 14 ounces .
The Bethel , Oklahoma pro leaned on a special stretch of stumpy , rocky bank throughout the event , utilizing an umbrella rig to catch his megabags . On Day 3 , though , changing weather conditions stifled that bite and necessitated a switch to a Carolina rig to scrounge up his four keepers for the $ 54,000 payday .
6 . ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS HERITAGE CUP PRESENTED BY MAGELLAN OUTDOORS Douglas Lake and Fort Loudoun
February 12 – March 19
Andy Montgomery took to the “ anywhere is possible ” structure of the MLF Cups – where anglers don ’ t know where they ’ re fishing until
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they arrive at the ramp – fishing his way into nine Championship Rounds from 2017 to 2022 . Montgomery had fallen short in his previous eight final-day appearances heading into the 2022 Cup events , but the South Carolina pro ’ s experience finally paid off in eastern Tennessee : Montgomery grabbed the trophy at the Academy Sports + Outdoors Heritage Cup Presented by Magellan Outdoors , winding a Strike King Thunder Cricket and a spinnerbait around Fort Loudon for nine fish and 16-10 to skate past Greg Vinson ( 13-8 ).
7 . BASS PRO TOUR TORO STAGE TWO PRESENTED BY GRUNDÉNS Lake Fork
February 19 – 24
After falling one bite shy of winning his first Bass Pro Tour trophy just 10 days earlier in northern Louisiana , Alton Jones Jr . could accurately be
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described as being “ on a mission ” when Championship Day rolled around on Lake Fork for Stage Two . Jones grabbed a lead at the start of the third period and then withstood a furious rally by Dakota Ebare that cut Jones ’ lead to just 10 ounces .
Ebare ’ s rally ended there , though , and Jones finished the day with 13 fish for 46-2 to Ebare ’ s 45-8 – one of the smallest margins of victory on the Bass Pro Tour .
Jones used a variety of baits to advance through the Qualifying and Knockout Rounds , but cranked his way around stumps in Little Caney Creek for all of his scorable bass on the final day .
8 . TOYOTA SERIES PRESENTED BY A . R . E . CENTRAL DIVISION Lake Guntersville February 22 – 24
A retired hatchery manager for the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service
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