BREAKING DO
OWN
THE L AKE MU
URRA
AY
Y CUP
A BIT ABOUT
A
BR YA
AN THRIF T
B ryan Th rift has fished the F orrest W ood Cup 11 times in
as many se
easons. He ’ s made the t op 1 0 a record nine times,
including th
he last six in a r ow , which is also a record.
THE L ONG
O
H A UL
THEN
$99,686: Justin
n A
Atkins’
tkins’
career earnings
s before
the 2017 Cup.
Hyo Chu
ul Kim, FLW
W’ s first International Division representative at t
the Cup, tr r a velled more than 7,100 miles fr om South K orea t o
Columbia, S.C., t o compete.
MOST MONEY
M
EARNED IN CUP COMPE TITION
N
WITHO UT A CUP WIN
NOW
$400,086: Justin A tkins’
career earnings after the
2017 Cup.
$39
93,600 $30 9,000
BR Y AN
A THRIF T L ARR Y NIX ON
$295
5,000
CODY MEYER
M
STA
AT
TE BREAKDOWN
The Cup field included anglers fr om 20 stat tes, with Texas
pr oducing the most qualifiers with se ven.
Wisconsin 1
Minnesota 1
M
Indiana 1
Marylan d 1
Virginia 1
Kentuck
ky 2
Nor th Ca
ar olina 4
Tenness
see 5
California 2
South Car
ar olina 3
Georgia 1
Ariz ona 1
Alabama
a 4
Kansas 1
Oklahoma 4
88
T
Texas
7
Mississippi 1
Arkansas 6
Missouri 3
Florida 4
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