Canadian Sim makes final day cut with 10th!
by Justin Onslow
FLW PRESS RELEASE
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| Bolton eye first FLW win cranking red Rapala crankbaits. (Photo: FLW) |
Save for a victory on the FLW Tour.
Luckily for Bolton and the fans watching him
at Sam Rayburn this week, the Kentucky pro is just a day away from reaching
that goal. With a total of 73 pounds, 13 ounces, he’s nearly 5 pounds ahead
after weighing 19-10 on day three of the FLW Tour event presented by Polaris.
Still, don’t expect Bolton to put any pressure
on himself to get his first win — or even to chase down the elusive century
mark with a 26-plus-pound bag tomorrow. Both would be nice, he admits, but
that’s not what it’s all about for the 23-year pro from Benton, Ky.
“If it’s your time to win, you cannot stop
it,” Bolton says. “I’ve been in this position. If it’s your turn, it’s your
turn. If it’s not, it’s not. You might as well go enjoy it. You’re going to get
to fish the final day on a great fishery. Would I love to win? Sure. It would
be big for me. Is it the end-all if I don’t win? No.”
That’s been Bolton’s approach all week, even
on Friday when he walked onto the weigh-in stage with a megabag of bass good
for 33 pounds and 9 ounces. On Saturday, when Big Sam was fishing a little
tougher than it had the previous two days, Bolton took the same approach and
landed enough big fish to retain the lead.
With any luck, that same laid-back approach
will produce enough big bass to earn him a win.
Bolton has done many of the same things all
week. He’s relied on a Rapala DT 14 and DT 16 for
some deep fish at several of the same spots, though he did mix in a 3/4-ounce
Accent spinnerbait — his favorite technique — to land one keeper that made his
final five.
Tomorrow will be business as usual for Bolton.
He’ll run some of the same spots and throw some of the same baits, but who
knows? According to the crafty vet, he may try some new things if that’s what
the lake is asking for. And he won’t feel one ounce of pressure while he’s out
there.
Nick LeBrun – 69-1
(20-13 day three)
FLW Tour rookie Nick LeBrun went swinging for
the fences Saturday and legged out a triple. He didn’t clear the fence, but he
sure put a charge into one with a 20-pound, 13-ounce bag that was one of only
two 20-plus-pound stringers on the day.
“I went swinging early,” he admits. “I
thought, man, if I can get one of those big ones to bite… I caught one little
spot on that deep stuff, and then I went to my third spot and jacked them.”
