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Fishing News Latest Fishing News Clayton Meyer wins the the Wal-Mart FLW SeriesŪ East-West Fish-Off on Lake Amistad 
| Clayton Meyer wins the the Wal-Mart FLW SeriesŪ East-West Fish-Off on Lake Amistad |
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| Written by FLW Outdoors | |
| Sunday, 10 February 2008 | |
 Clayton Meyer holds up a 12-pound Lake Amistad largemouth bass that helped him win the FLW event this weekend. Photo by Brett Carlson, FLW Outdoors. Meyer caught five bass weighing 30 pounds, 1 ounce on the final day of competition Saturday to boost his three-day total to 15 bass weighing 76-11. Nearly half his weight Saturday came in the form of a 12-pound kicker. Rose, meanwhile, caught five bass weighing 19-4 Saturday for a total catch of 15 bass weighing 58-02. "The funny thing is that I almost didn't come to the tournament," said Meyer, "I was really sick on the way down here, and I didn't feel like making the trip. I'm sure glad I did." Meyer threw a football-head jig all week. "I also, found a great spot that was 3 miles east of the marina," he said. "It was a point that stuck out of a cove, and I never saw another boat in that area. I caught all of my fish on that point." In another much-anticipated match-up, Scott Martin of Clewiston, Fla., defeated his teammate Clifford Pirch of Payson, Ariz. In the final day of competition, Martin brought in five bass weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces over Pirch's five bass weighing 9-08. Martin's three-day catch of 54-2 (15 bass) surpassed Pirch's three-day catch of 37-4 (15 bass). "I got really good bites this week," Martin said. "This is a great fishery, and this was great tournament. It was a bitter-sweet ending though. It was difficult to be in the same bracket as my teammate, but I am also excited to be going to the Forrest Wood Cup in August. I came in second in 2004, so I am looking to try and take the win this year." David Fritts of Lexington, N.C., eliminated Gabe Bolivar of Ramona, Calif., to qualify for the Cup. Fritts, who won the Cup in 1997 qualified again with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 40-13 to Bolivar's 15 bass weighing 37-13. In the end, Eastern Division pros took bragging rights in this East vs. West showdown, defeating the Western Division pros 16-14. On Saturday, there were 287 bass weighing 880 pounds, 2 ounces caught by the 60 pros. The catch included 56 five-bass limits. On the co-angler side, Stetson Blaylock of Benton, Ark., won the Co-angler Division and $5,000 cash with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 49 pounds, 1 ounce. Blaylock sealed the deal with a slim 2-pound lead over his closest competitor, Bob Bjorklund of Centennial, Colo., who caught a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 47-01. "It feels really good to be qualified for the Forrest Wood Cup," said Blaylock, "I am fishing the FLW Tour this year as a co-angler and already being qualified for the Cup takes a lot of pressure off. This will be my fourth year to make the Cup. I can't wait to fish Lake Murray." Stetson caught his bass throwing an array of jigs and soft-plastics. "I had great partners everyday," Blaylock said "That was the key to me winning this tournament. I had pros that could find fish. It worked out well in the end." Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Terrence Rath of Lake Havasu City, Ariz. (15 bass, 46-03); Justin Lucas of Folsom, Calif. (15 bass, 44-11) and Darrell Hagood of Wilton, Calif. (15 bass, 43-07). Overall there were 283 bass weighing 708 pounds, 13 ounces caught by the 60 co-anglers Saturday. The catch included 53 five-bass limits. |
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