2013 Forrest Wood Cup Day 3: Thrift Jumps into Lead on Difficult Day.

By Luigi De Rose

Bryan Thrift is pulling out all the stops to take the lead
in the FLW Cup.
(Photo: FLW)

The Red River bass have surrendered to the intense fishing pressure and summer heat. They are refusing to bite, particularly bass over 2 lbs. The lead continues to be a tug-of-war match over Randall Tharp and Bryan Thrift. By the end of Day 3, Bryan inched passed Tharp for the first time in this event. Tharp has had a narrow lead the past two days and didn't indicate any desire to relinquish it. The final top 10 anglers will fish on Sunday. It might seem like a two-angler battle for the Cup but if anyone catches another 18 pound bag like Bryan and Randall did on Day 1, they might enjoy the $500 000 dollar grad prize.

Standings
rank/angler/hometown/day1 (#fish), day2 (#fish), day 3 (#fish), total (#fish)

1	BRYAN THRIFT	SHELBY NC	18-7 (5)	11-0 (5)	9-15 (5)	39-6 (15)
2	RANDALL THARP	PORT SAINT JOE FL	18-8 (5)	11-3 (5)	9-7 (5)	39-2 (15)
3	LARRY NIXON	BEE BRANCH AR	13-4 (5)	14-5 (5)	8-5 (5)	35-14 (15)
4	JACOB WHEELER	INDIANAPOLIS IN	7-4 (5)	13-7 (5)	14-4 (5)	34-15 (15)
5	MARK ROSE	WEST MEMPHIS AR	12-15 (5)	11-14 (5)	9-9 (5)	34-6 (15)
6	ROBBIE DODSON	HARRISON AR	10-15 (5)	12-8 (5)	9-14 (5)	33-5 (15)
7	KERRY MILNER	BONO AR	8-15 (5)	12-4 (5)	11-10 (5)	32-13 (15)
8	TROY MORROW	EASTANOLLEE GA	10-15 (5)	10-10 (5)	10-14 (5)	32-7 (15)
9	TOM MONSOOR	LA CROSSE WI	11-8 (5)	13-3 (5)	7-9 (5)	32-4 (15)
10	MICHAEL NEAL	DAYTON TN	11-5 (5)	10-11 (5)	10-4 (5)	32-4 (15)
11	ADRIAN AVENA	VINELAND NJ	13-2 (5)	8-14 (5)	10-3 (5)	32-3 (15)
12	RAY SCHEIDE	DOVER AR	12-7 (5)	12-12 (5)	6-8 (4)	31-11 (14)
13	JT KENNEY	PALM BAY FL	11-2 (5)	11-0 (5)	8-9 (5)	30-11 (15)
14	WESLEY STRADER	SPRING CITY TN	9-7 (5)	10-13 (5)	10-3 (5)	30-7 (15)
15	JUSTIN LUCAS	GUNTERSVILLE AL	10-3 (5)	12-13 (5)	7-6 (5)	30-6 (15)
16	JOHN COX	DEBARY FL	10-10 (5)	13-5 (5)	5-11 (5)	29-10 (15)
17	MARK DANIELS JR	FAIRFIELD CA	11-12 (5)	11-6 (5)	6-8 (4)	29-10 (14)
18	MATT AREY	SHELBY NC	11-6 (5)	9-10 (5)	7-11 (5)	28-11 (15)
19	ANDY MORGAN	DAYTON TN	11-2 (5)	8-11 (5)	8-2 (5)	27-15 (15)
20	BRENT EHRLER	REDLANDS CA	8-12 (5)	12-0 (5)	6-11 (5)	27-7 (15)