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After the first day of competition Friday at the 2017 Bassmaster Classic on Houston’s Lake Conroe, Jordan Lee was sitting on the outside looking in.
The 25-year-old Elite Series angler from Grant, Ala., had caught just 8 pounds, 9 ounces of fish on the Texas lake known for putting out fish much larger than his entire Day 1 total, and he was sitting in 37th place.
Oh, how the tides can turn.
After the first day of competition Friday at the 2017 Bassmaster Classic on Houston’s Lake Conroe, Jordan Lee was sitting on the outside looking in.
The 25-year-old Elite Series angler from Grant, Ala., had caught just 8 pounds, 9 ounces of fish on the Texas lake known for putting out fish much larger than his entire Day 1 total, and he was sitting in 37th place.
Oh, how the tides can turn.
The 2013 Carhartt Bassmaster College Championship winner made a huge leap on Day 2, boating 21 pounds to pull himself out of the depths of obscurity and into the 15th spot and in position for a historic run at this year’s Classic title. Lee brought in a monstrous 27-pound, 4-ounce bag of fish for Sunday’s final weigh-in, catapulting past two-day leader Brett Ehrler for a $300,000 prize that nearly doubled his career earnings.
“I’m at a loss of words,” Lee said at the weigh-in. “You dream about stuff like this happening, but for me to have the day that I did, I’m speechless.”
“I’m at a loss of words,” Lee said at the weigh-in. “You dream about stuff like this happening, but for me to have the day that I did, I’m speechless.”
Ehrler had an uncharacteristically quiet day Sunday, catching only 11 pounds, 10 ounces, to fall behind not only Lee, but also Steve Kennedy, who capitalized on a 21-plus-pound bag to leapfrog Ehrler for second. Kennedy and Lee were the only two anglers in the final 25 who made the Day 3 cut to eclipse the 20-pound mark, a large departure from Friday’s bountiful harvest that saw seven 20-pound bags.
Jared Lintner, who for a time held the lead at Sunday’s weigh-in, came closest with a 19-pound, 10-ounce bag, which pulled him into ninth place ahead of multiple-time Classic winner Kevin VanDam.
Oklahoman James Elam, who had been in the thick of it throughout the entire tournament, sat in fourth place with a Day 3 bag of 12-7, and Ott DeFoe jumped up to the fifth spot after catching the day’s biggest bass at 9 pounds, 9 ounces. The rest of the top 10 was rounded out by 2003 Classic winner Mike Iaconelli, Bradley Roy and Bobby Lane Jr. in the 6-7-8 spots.
Reigning champ Edwin Evers, who sat in great position at the No. 3 spot after Day 2, fell out of the top 10 on a dismal 6-pound, 11-ounce bag.
2017 Bassmaster Classic
Final results Sunday
Rank angler … Day 3 … Total
1. Jordan Lee … 27-4 … 56-10
2. Steve Kennedy … 21-15 … 55-1
3. Brent Ehrler … 11-10 … 54-14
4. James Elam … 12-7 … 50-4
5. Ott DeFoe … 18-10 … 48-12
6. Mike Iaconelli … 10-15 … 48-7
7. Bradley Roy … 9-10 … 47-4
8. Bobby Lane Jr. … 19-7 … 47-4
9. Jared Lintner … 19-10 … 46-9
10. Kevin VanDam … 9-15 … 46-2
11. Edwin Evers … 6-11 … 45-11
12. Jacob Powroznik … 16-3 … 43-12
13. Brett Hite … 16-6 … 43-9
14. Dave Lefebre … 1-15 … 43-0
15. Timothy Klinger … 19-0 … 42-7
16. Ryan Lavigne … 11-12 … 41-9
17. Randall Tharp … 18-8 … 40-14
18. Drew Benton … 8-10 … 39-11
19. Cliff Crochet … 9-0 … 39-10
20. Clifford Pirch … 6-2 … 32-14
21. Jason Williamson … 2-9 … 32-12
22. Ish Monroe … 10-13 … 32-10
23. Chris Zaldain … 9-13 … 31-8
24. Justin Lucas … 0-0 … 31-7
25. Todd Faircloth … 6-4 … 29-7
Jared Lintner, who for a time held the lead at Sunday’s weigh-in, came closest with a 19-pound, 10-ounce bag, which pulled him into ninth place ahead of multiple-time Classic winner Kevin VanDam.
Oklahoman James Elam, who had been in the thick of it throughout the entire tournament, sat in fourth place with a Day 3 bag of 12-7, and Ott DeFoe jumped up to the fifth spot after catching the day’s biggest bass at 9 pounds, 9 ounces. The rest of the top 10 was rounded out by 2003 Classic winner Mike Iaconelli, Bradley Roy and Bobby Lane Jr. in the 6-7-8 spots.
Reigning champ Edwin Evers, who sat in great position at the No. 3 spot after Day 2, fell out of the top 10 on a dismal 6-pound, 11-ounce bag.
2017 Bassmaster Classic
Final results Sunday
Rank angler … Day 3 … Total
1. Jordan Lee … 27-4 … 56-10
2. Steve Kennedy … 21-15 … 55-1
3. Brent Ehrler … 11-10 … 54-14
4. James Elam … 12-7 … 50-4
5. Ott DeFoe … 18-10 … 48-12
6. Mike Iaconelli … 10-15 … 48-7
7. Bradley Roy … 9-10 … 47-4
8. Bobby Lane Jr. … 19-7 … 47-4
9. Jared Lintner … 19-10 … 46-9
10. Kevin VanDam … 9-15 … 46-2
11. Edwin Evers … 6-11 … 45-11
12. Jacob Powroznik … 16-3 … 43-12
13. Brett Hite … 16-6 … 43-9
14. Dave Lefebre … 1-15 … 43-0
15. Timothy Klinger … 19-0 … 42-7
16. Ryan Lavigne … 11-12 … 41-9
17. Randall Tharp … 18-8 … 40-14
18. Drew Benton … 8-10 … 39-11
19. Cliff Crochet … 9-0 … 39-10
20. Clifford Pirch … 6-2 … 32-14
21. Jason Williamson … 2-9 … 32-12
22. Ish Monroe … 10-13 … 32-10
23. Chris Zaldain … 9-13 … 31-8
24. Justin Lucas … 0-0 … 31-7
25. Todd Faircloth … 6-4 … 29-7
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