Ranger Pro J.T. Kinney Wins FLW Tour Season Opener

FLIPPIN, AR - With the competition site 90 minutes from his hometown of Palm Bay, Fla., Ranger Pro J.T. Kenney had lots of opportunities throughout the winter to figure out the bass in Lake Toho. What he found during his preseason scouting trips continued to produce as the FLW Tour staged its 2015 regular-season opener there last weekend.

Kenney led the FLW Tour Lake Toho event wire-to-wire and dominated the first three days of competition. He brought five-fish limits to the weigh-in stand each day of the event to finish with an even 76 pounds. With the win, Kenney earned the $100,000 first-place prize from FLW Outdoors as well as the $25,000 Ranger Cup bonus for running a Ranger Z521C.

"I did the best that I could do," Kenney said. "I hate to use the clich