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Among those was a 6-pounder that was the biggest bass caught that day by any competitor. On the tournament’s first day, four bass in DeFoe’s 20-pound limit came on a Storm Arashi Vibe lipless crankbait. The field for the tournament, often called “The Super Bowl of Bass Fishing” comprised 52 of the best bass anglers in the world. Brandon Palaniuk placed 10 th and Seth Feider finished 15 th. Wheeler, the day 2 leader, was runner-up and Michael Iaconelli finished 4 th. Several of DeFoe’s fellow Team Rapala pros fared well in the Classic as well. For whatever reason, they suited my style better than some of the others.” Cherokee and Douglas I would do OK on, but Fort Loudon and Tellico were always the places that I liked the best. “Those two were always my bread-and-butter places. “Growing up, I spent more time and won more money on Fort Loudon/Tellico than I did all the other lakes around here,” DeFoe said in a pre-tournament interview. “It’s a place that shaped me as angler, I fished down here so much,” DeFoe said in a press conference following his crowning as the reigning Bassmaster champion. Not only has he won three Bassmaster Opens on nearby Douglas Lake in recent years, in his youth he won and placed high in numerous tournaments on both Fort Loudoun and Tellico, an adjoining lake also in play for the Classic. I needed to just get through that day.”DeFoe was the odds-on favorite to win the Classic in his hometown. “I needed a bad day yesterday and I survived that with 10 pounds. “So you’ve got to listen to what God’s tellin’ ya,” DeFoe said further. I know I wouldn’t be in this position right now. I wouldn’t have just went fishin’ like I did today - listened to my gut. If I would have had another pretty good day, I wouldn’t have adjusted. “After that first day, I was on top of the world, but God will humble you sometimes, exactly when you need it. “I was so mad yesterday,” DeFoe said Sunday on the weigh-in stage. After catching 20 pounds on Friday, he caught a disappointing 10 pounds, 5 ounces on Saturday to slip to 4th place, 2 pounds, 1 ounce behind the day 2 leader, fellow Rapala Pro Jacob Wheeler.
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On day 2 of the three-day event, he lost a day-1 lead by turning in the bass fishing equivalent of an air-ball. The Rapala Pro hoisted the trophy and made a victory lap with Lizzie and the rest of his family in front of roaring hometown fans packed to the rafters in Thompson-Boling Arena, home of the University of Tennessee men’s and women’s basketball teams.ĭeFoe’s victory, however, was not a layup. Each lure is hand-tuned and tank-tested to swim perfectly right out of the box.One day last week, Ott DeFoe’s daughter, Lizzie, used chalk to write this on the driveway in front of the family’s Knoxville home: “The 2019 Bassmaster Classic Champion Lives Here.” Over three days of competition, her daddy then used Storm®, Rapala® and VMC® tackle to make that prediction come true.įishing on Fort Loudoun Lake, located just a short drive from his driveway, DeFoe caught three 5-fish limits weighing a combined 49 pounds, 3 ounces to win the 2019 Bassmaster Classic. All Dives To Crankbaits come with premium VMC black nickel hooks. Premiere finishes in all the right color patterns, finished with 3D holographic or painted eyes. Internal baritone rattle is tuned for best sound performance.
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It's the most effective way to cover more water and catch more fish. Simply put, the farther the cast, the longer the bait stays in the strike zone. Perfectly weighted to rest in a “quick-dive” nose down position allowing for immediate descent to desired depth, the DT4 can be easily cast 150 feet. Swimming with a side-to-side action only balsa crankbaits can achieve, the DT cranks deep, yet pulls with ease. Ultra-thin polycarbonate lip digs the bait down quickly to desired depth. Made from the top seven percent of balsa wood, this consistently perfect wood combined with carefully placed internal weights, tapered fuselage and thin tail design creates the ultimate crankbait action, found only in the Dives-To family. The Rapala DT (Dives-To) DT4 Crankbaits dive fast to a preset depth and stay in the “strike zone” longer than any than other crankbait on the market.