ZAPATA, Texas -- The University of Oklahoma team of Mark Johnson and Chip Porche won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Texas Division event on Falcon Lake Saturday with six bass weighing 34 pounds, 8 ounces. The victory earned the team $10,000 to be split evenly between the university and the university's bass-fishing club. The win also helped them advance to the Texas Division Regional Championship where they could ultimately win a Ranger 177TR with a 90-horsepower engine wrapped in school colors for their school's club and $25,000 for the school they represent.
"This is amazing," said Johnson. "Chip and I just had an incredible day, this is great a lake. We caught all our fish using a black angel with a football jig, we only had nine keepers all day, but they were the ones we needed.
"Chip and I have been fishing together for about two and a half years and this is our first victory together; we have been close a couple of times, but never won -- it's awesome!"
Despite the brutal cold conditions Johnson and Porche were able to maintain their composure, settle down and turn in a good sack of fish. They knocked one good fish off with the net, but were able to come back from that mistake and fish a nearly flawless day.
"It was just our day," said Porche. "Like Mark said, we have been fishing together for over two years and I think the fact that we were able to work as a team made the big difference in our victory. FLW college tournaments are set up so that both anglers have to catch fish; that is different from a lot of other tournaments and some teams, especially the ones with young inexperienced anglers, aren't able to make that adjustment."
Rounding out the top five teams were Louisiana State University ? Blake Carrier and Logan Mount (six bass 28-13, $5,000); Louisiana State University, Shreveport ? Zach Caudle and Joe Landry (six bass, 23-13 $4,000); University of Louisiana -- Cody McCrary and Neil Arnaud (six bass, 21-5, $3,000); Oklahoma State University -- Nathan Gonsoulin and Tripp Elliott (five bass, 19-3, $2,000).
The top five teams from each regional championship will advance to the National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship.
The National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship is a three-day televised event hosting the top five teams from each regional, 25 total teams. Teams will be provided shirts and wrapped Ranger boats towed by Chevy trucks for this competition.
The winning team will be declared the National Guard FLW Collegiate National Champion and will qualify for the 2011 Forrest Wood Cup. The winners will also receive use of a wrapped boat and Chevy truck for cup competition.
For more about FLW Outdoors, visit www.flwoutdoors .com.
Outdoors
January 14, 2010
University of Oklahoma team wins college fishing event
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