Hometown Victory by Jody Only

Hometown Victory
by Jody Only

Story

V I C T OR

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BY JODY ONLY

Photos by Jody Only (except where noted)

the details of Justin Lucas’ Bassmaster Delta championship

A

lthough he now resides in Alabama,

many of us remember Justin Lucas

as a Delta local. Many of us remem-

ber the awe-striking 13 lb’r that he weighed in at the 2008 FLW event on the

Delta. Many of us remem-

ber his mainstream TV

appearance as he

brought the Today

Show on NBC

here to our

Northern Cali-

fornia tidal

water fish-

ery. Some

even

remember

Justin when

he was a just

a kid fishing tournaments

with his grandfather.

In a few short years,

we’ve watched him

become the face of FLW

College Fishing, compete

as an FLW Tour pro and

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then join the ranks of the Bassmaster Elite

Series.

This past month, we cheered him on

as he returned to fish our famed big bass

waters and raise his first B.A.S.S. Elite

trophy above his head in victory.

The feat was exactly what big bass

dreams are made of.

With the Sacramento Delta Series stop in his rearview mirror, Lucas joined

WesternBass for a Q&A on the fishing

patterns that earned him the

championship.

WB: First of all,

congratulations!

When you heard

about the Delta

stop, how

high was your

confidence

level?

Photo credit FLW/DAVID BROWN

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