Trophy Bassmasters hosted their 17th tournament this year on Lake Erie departing from the West Harbor public boat launch. This leaves only 1 tournament remaining this year. Don Ratcliff notched a late season victory with big bass points to win his 4th event this year! Mathematically Don is a lock to be our 2025 Angler of the Year. Several of the top 10 spots are still too close to call. Virgil Grant moved back into 2nd place in the AOY race with a 2nd place finish. Jim Miller had his best finish this year to take 3rd place.
Congratulations to everyone on a successful tournament. Although several anglers tried their luck with smallmouth, none we able to locate the large schools that are known to inhabit Lake Erie. Boyd Downey was able to locate the lone “bronze back” caught today. All 32 bass were returned alive. We always strive for 100% live release. The slightly cooler water temperature was helpful with this issue.
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