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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 FLWFISHING.COM I OCTOBER 2017