Scott Ritter (left) and Chad Billiot (right) weigh in their first-place catch at Port Lavaca. (Photo by Gary Mortenson)

Ritter said the team targeted areas where the muddy water met clean water, and they fished Berkley Gulp! Shrimp under a popping cork.

"We made a 75- to 80-mile run, and when we got to our spot, the water had really dropped and it was real muddy," Ritter said. "We were lucky to find one clean pocket and caught a nice fish on that and then we worked around for a while but kept running aground and we decided to run to a spot we found a few miles away during pre-fishing that we hadn't fished during the tournament. It was clearer water, and we got two keepers out of that spot and those were the two winning fish. It was a good move to move to the clear water, and it worked out well for us."

Rounding out the top five teams are Blair Wiggins of Cocoa, Fla., and Travis Tanner of Titusville, Fla. (six redfish, 38 pounds, 15 ounces, $15,802); Dwayne Eschete of Mandeville, La., and Blake Pizzolato of Montgomery, Texas (six redfish, 35 pounds, 15 ounces, $7,140); Judd Johnson of Houston and Recie Tisdale of Dickenson, Texas (four redfish, 31 pounds, 4 ounces, $4,420); and Tadd Vandemark of Key Largo, Fla., and Kevin Shaw of Corpus Christie, Texas (four redfish, 28 pounds, 10 ounces, $4,390).