2015 Bassmaster Elite Sacramento River Day 3: Justin Lucas Leads As Weights Sink.

Lucas Readies for Career Defining Win.

By Bryan Brasher

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Justin Lucas knows he’s on the verge of something special.

But with the way fish are behaving on the California Delta, he knows he still has plenty of work to do if he’s going to raise the coveted blue trophy and pocket a $100,000 check in front of a crowd filled with his family and friends Sunday afternoon.

Lucas still sight fishing as the Delta becomes more difficult.
(Photo: James Overstreet BASS)

A native Californian who now lives in Alabama, Lucas caught five bass Saturday that weighed 19 pounds, 3 ounces and took the lead in the Sacramento Bassmaster Elite at Sacramento River with a three-day total of 66-14.

Lucas will lead the Top 12 remaining anglers into Sunday’s championship round with a pair of fellow California natives in close contention. Aaron Martens, who like Lucas grew up in California and relocated to Alabama, is in second with 63-14, followed by San Jose, Calif., resident Chris Zaldain with 60-12.