THE MILK RUN
Edited by
Justin Onslow
BRYAN THRIFT: FLW’S CLEANUP HITTER
AGE: 39 | HOMETOWN: SHELBY, N.C. | YEARS ON TOUR: 13 | FLW WINS (ALL CIRCUITS): 10 | FLW TOP 10s (ALL CIRCUITS): 64 | CAREER EARNINGS: $2,587,037
rom May 5, 2016, to March 8, 2019,
Bryan Thrift set a mark that may
never be topped – unless Thrift
himself can do it again. With 71 consec-
utive five-fish limits across FLW Tour
events, the six-time Tour winner and
former Angler of the Year established
himself as the ultimate Iron Man.
Like Cal Ripken Jr. making 2,632
consecutive starts or Joe DiMaggio’s
56-game hit streak, Thrift set the bar so
high that we’ll likely be holding it up as
perhaps the most incredible feat in bass
fishing history unless someone man-
ages to top it.
Here’s a by-the-numbers look at
Thrift’s streak to put it in perspective.*
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*Stats accurate as of early June.
14
Number of FLW Cup champions during Thrift’s streak (Clent Davis, Justin Atkins,
John Cox).
3
10
Number of top-10 finishes Thrift amassed on Tour during his streak. He stands as
the all-time leader in top 10s on Tour with 41 (64 across all FLW competition as
both boater and co-angler) in just 13 years.
Number of (non-consecutive) limits Thrift caught in Costa FLW Series
Southeastern Division competition during his Tour limit streak.
20
$0.94
$659.09
1,072
247,600,000
Value of a current U.S. dollar in 2016, when Thrift’s streak began,
adjusted for inflation.
Closing price of a share of Amazon stock the day Thrift’s streak
began. The day it ended, Amazon closed at $1,620.80.
Number of pounds in Thrift’s 71 record-setting limits. That’s an average of
more than 15 pounds per bag.
Estimated increase in world population in the nearly
three years Thrift’s streak lasted.
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