BIG WINNER
On lakes flush with big
bass, you’re never out of
contention. Just one big
head, like the 8-pounder
shown here performing
its nothing-but-net leap
for Bradley Dortch on day
four at the Harris Chain
FLW Tour event, can
move a guy many places
up the leaderboard.
In Dortch’s case, the
fish contributed to a final-
day 22-pound, 2-ounce
catch that moved him
from fifth place to first.
Dortch had just switched
from throwing a lipless
crankbait to winding a
NetBait Big Bopper Worm
through a seam between
two clumps of hydrilla
when the fish bit. It was
the big bite he needed to
clinch the biggest win of
his career.
PHOTO BY KYLE WOOD
May-juNe 2017 I FLWFISHING.COM
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