Lefebre vs Omori Shoot Out.
By Thomas Allen
BASS PRESS RELEASE
Championship Sunday in Decatur, Ala., will be a shootout as
the top anglers battle for the coveted first-place title and the $100,000 that
goes with it.
With one day of competition remaining, Dave Lefebre of Erie,
Pa., remains in the lead after weighing five bass for 20 pounds, 10 ounces at
the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Wheeler Lake.
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| Fishing shallow kept him above the rest. (Photo: BASS) |
Lefebre's success comes after a relatively unproductive
three days of practice fishing.
"On the first day of the event, I wasn't sure if the
pattern I had found was sustainable for more than one day," Lefebre said.
"I mean, it was the only spot I found during practice that was producing
any good bass at all, and I typically like to have several spots — each with
back-up plans."
Lefebre was very pleased with his results on Thursday and
Friday, but after weighing 20-10 during today's semi-final round, which pushed
his three-day total to 60-9, he is confident that he can win the tournament
from his location.
"As soon as I culled out my smallest fish, I backed off
the spot around 11 a.m., hoping to save some fish for tomorrow," he said.
"I had my limit early enough that I didn't even get a chance to fish the
best brushpiles in that part of the lake. Each time I have fished those
brushpiles over the past couple of days, I've caught a big one. Keeping those
spots untouched for tomorrow is a bonus."
While Lefebre's best areas remain fresh for Sunday's
championship round, Takahiro Omori of Emory, Texas, is chipping away at
Lefebre's lead after weighing 22-9 for a total of 56-3 in three days of
competition.
