Rogers, AR -
Defending EverStart Challenge champion, Curt Lytle, 31, of Suffolk, Va., rose to the occasion yet again on Beaver Lake to win $10,000 and an Evinrude- or Johnson-powered Ranger bass boat Saturday with five bass weighing 12 pounds, 4 ounces.
With two EverStart wins and a sixth place showing in the Wal-Mart FLW Tour on Beaver Lake, Lytle's confidence should be soaring as he shifts his focus to the FLW Tour's Wal-Mart Open, which will take place on the lake April 12-15.
"This place has been great to me," he said. "Mentally, for whatever reason, I fish well here."
Despite his track record on Beaver Lake, Lylte is cautiously optimistic about his chances for victory at the upcoming Wal-Mart Open. "I hope the tournament is different," he said. "If the fish are the same as they are now, I'll probably make the same mental mistake that hurts so many anglers. I can't try to fish a repeat of this tournament."
Taking second through fifth in the Pro Division were George Toalson of Claremore, Okla., with five bass weighing 10-12 worth $10,000; Jerry Evans of Edmond, Okla., with five bass weighing 10-7 worth $9,000; Jeff Stevens of Terre Haute, Ind., with five bass weighing 9-13 worth $8,000; and Darrel Robertson of Jay, Okla., with five bass weighing 9-12 worth $7,000.
Jack Morse of Oglesby, Texas, claimed first place in the Co-Angler Division and collected $6,000 for five bass weighing 10 pounds, 15 ounces. Finishing second through fifth in the Co-Angler Division were Hoot Gibson of Bryant, Ark., with five bass weighing 9-12 worth $3,500; Myron Watts of Malvern, Ark., with five bass weighing 7-6 worth $3,000; Larry Walker of Pea Ridge, Ark., with five bass weighing 7-5 worth $2,500; and John Ogle of Rogers, Ark., with five bass weighing 6-11 worth $2,000.
The tournament began Wednesday morning with 175 professional anglers and 175 co-anglers taking off from Prairie Creek Marina in Rogers, Ark., to claim a piece of the event's $164,000 purse. After two elimination rounds, however, only 10 anglers remained in each division for Saturday's finale.
For complete results, visit www.everstartseries.com.
With two EverStart wins and a sixth place showing in the Wal-Mart FLW Tour on Beaver Lake, Lytle's confidence should be soaring as he shifts his focus to the FLW Tour's Wal-Mart Open, which will take place on the lake April 12-15.
"This place has been great to me," he said. "Mentally, for whatever reason, I fish well here."
Despite his track record on Beaver Lake, Lylte is cautiously optimistic about his chances for victory at the upcoming Wal-Mart Open. "I hope the tournament is different," he said. "If the fish are the same as they are now, I'll probably make the same mental mistake that hurts so many anglers. I can't try to fish a repeat of this tournament."
Taking second through fifth in the Pro Division were George Toalson of Claremore, Okla., with five bass weighing 10-12 worth $10,000; Jerry Evans of Edmond, Okla., with five bass weighing 10-7 worth $9,000; Jeff Stevens of Terre Haute, Ind., with five bass weighing 9-13 worth $8,000; and Darrel Robertson of Jay, Okla., with five bass weighing 9-12 worth $7,000.
Jack Morse of Oglesby, Texas, claimed first place in the Co-Angler Division and collected $6,000 for five bass weighing 10 pounds, 15 ounces. Finishing second through fifth in the Co-Angler Division were Hoot Gibson of Bryant, Ark., with five bass weighing 9-12 worth $3,500; Myron Watts of Malvern, Ark., with five bass weighing 7-6 worth $3,000; Larry Walker of Pea Ridge, Ark., with five bass weighing 7-5 worth $2,500; and John Ogle of Rogers, Ark., with five bass weighing 6-11 worth $2,000.
The tournament began Wednesday morning with 175 professional anglers and 175 co-anglers taking off from Prairie Creek Marina in Rogers, Ark., to claim a piece of the event's $164,000 purse. After two elimination rounds, however, only 10 anglers remained in each division for Saturday's finale.
For complete results, visit www.everstartseries.com.
News, photos provided by Business Wire.
