a proper victory shower
M ost of you are probably accustomed to seeing a major win on the tournament bass scene being punctuated by a shower of confetti or some other form of onstage fireworks . However , doesn ’ t it seem appropriate that a performance like the one that Kyle Cortiana put together at the Toyota Series Northern Division tournament on Lake Champlain ended with a more fishy kind of exclamation point ?
Cortiana had logged an impressive 12 Top 10s in multiple MLF circuits – the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit , Toyota Series and Phoenix Bass Fishing League – and built a reputation over the past few years as one of the best in the country at Northern fisheries like Lake Champlain . The first big win , though , had escaped the Oklahoma pro … until the middle of June on Champlain . Cortiana rang up 64 pounds , 1 ounce over three days to outdistance Drew Gill by 11 ounces . That performance earned Cortiana his first MLF champion ’ s trophy and a celebratory shower for him , wife , Miranda , and Marshall ( courtesy of Gill ). MLF photographer Jody White was on hand to capture perhaps the most epic trophy celebration moment ever !
PHOTO BY JODY WHITE
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