By John Neporadny Jr.
BASS PRESS RELEASE
Milking one spot for three straight days made a winner of
Wil Hardy II at the Bass Pro Shops Northern Open #1 on Oneida Lake.
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| New to smallmouth but not fishing, Hardy focused on smallies for the win. (BASS Photo) |
The Harlem, Ga., angler caught his second consecutive
18-pound limit (18 pounds, 4 ounces) of smallmouth bass to win the pro division
and the grand prize of a $45,000 Nitro Z20/Mercury 225 Pro XS rig and
$8,491 in cash. The 26-year-old Hardy finished with a three-day total of 15
bass weighing 53-13 to win his first B.A.S.S. tournament and claim a 2017
Bassmaster Classic berth if he fishes the remaining two Northern Opens.
