THE BASS FEDERATION
Edited by Mason Prince
HIRT LIVES HIS DREAM , WINS TBF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE CONROE
Texas and big bass go together like peanut butter and jelly . That fact proved to be true once again during The Bass Federation National Championship , held on Lake Conroe the first week of March . But it wasn ’ t a native Texan , a Floridian or anyone else from the southern U . S . who earned the title – it was Nebraska TBF representative Jordan Hirt ( who actually lives in Iowa ).
Hirt built a a three-day total weight of 47 pounds , 1 ounce on Lake Conroe on his way to claiming the National
Championship , breaking his own personal best twice during the process .
Hirt was able to beat out Minnesota representative Scott Bonnema for the win by 2 pounds , 7 ounces in earning the $ 125,000 Living the Dream prize package , which included $ 20,000 in cash , $ 5,000 in paid entry fees , a brand-new and fully-loaded Ranger 520R boat and spots in the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine All-American and the Toyota Series Championship .
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