IS THRIFT THE BEST?
TAKEOFF
THE DEAL
A
fter bryan thrift won the 2017
FLw tour Angler of the year
award, we ran an article
detailing his career accomplishments
and where they ranked among some
of bass fishing’s all-time greats. since
then, the shelby, n.c., pro won the
2018 FLw tour event on Lake
cumberland, broke the record for
consecutive limits in tour competi-
tion, won the 2018 costa FLw series
southeastern Division point title and
took over the lead in the 2018 FLw
tour Aoy standings.
by the time you read this, thrift
will have competed at smith Lake for
the fifth tour stop, and the stats
might have changed. regardless,
where he stands after stop no. 4 at
cumberland is still remarkable.
here’s the latest.
By Curtis Niedermier
photo by KyLE wooD
Editor’s note: You can read a complete
breakdown of Thrift’s Cumberland win
in the July 2018 issue.
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