Lee & Ware Take TXTT Event on Richland Chambers Reservoir
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (May 6, 2023) –The 2023 Bass Pro Shops/ Cabela’sTexas Team Trail presented by Progressive paid visit to Richland Chambers Reservoir for the last regular season event. Anglers were anticipating foul weather conditions, but what happened was a clear take off met by cloudy over-cast by the end of the day. Local anglers and 2022 Texas Team Trail Team of the Year winners Russell Lee and Landon Ware came to the scales with a “mega bag” at 31.01 of Richland Chambers Reservoir Largemouth Bass. This won the team a 2023 Triton TRX18 powered by a Mercury 150hp Pro XS.“We had all our weight today by 10:00. The fish decided to bite early this morning and they were all the size we were hoping for,” said angler Landon Ware. “History is what helped us a lot today, and although we threw everything, Texas-Rigged worms is what caught the majority of our winning weight”. The team walked away with a total in cash and prizes of $46,725.00 which included the Triton boat and motor package, plus Garmin and Mercury contingency bonus.
Ryan Glass & Gene Lathrop for 2ndSecond Place team Ryan Glass & Gene Lathrop came to the scales in the final regular season Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s Texas Team Trail presented by Progressive event with an impressive 28.07. Bryan commented after the tournament, “we caught several keepers today bouncing around fishing history and trying to chase a shad-spawn. We started the day throwing a topwater to get things going, caught a few on crankbaits and jigs, and then upgraded late in the day throwing a big worm out deep”. The team walked away with $4,998 for their catch.
Third Goes to Hanna & Hanna Jr.After bringing in four fish for 26.11 and the Power-Pole Big Bass of 10.05, Joey Hanna and Danny Hanna Jr. cashed a check worth $2,525 plus a new Power-Pole Pro Series II. “We stayed deep all day”, said Mercury angler Joey Hanna. “Our biggest fish came mid-morning and very unexpected. We were targeting deep fish all day and just never could get that final keeper”.4th-10th place team results:4th: Will Andrie & Camron Mills-24.095th: Chris Zachry & Randy Qualls-23.116th: Alan Nix & Scott Shamblin- 21.117th: Matt Alston & Bert Harrison- 21.088th: Austin Miles & Kaito Ajiro- 21.048th: Brandon Brossett & Kevin Allen- 21.0410th: Spencer Fair & Blake Castleberry- 21.01The next stop of the 2023 Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s Texas Team Trail presented by Progressive is the Championship on Choke Canyon. The Top-75 Teams in Progressive Team of the Year Points will qualify for this event on June 3rd & 4th. Official 2023 Progressive Team of the Year results can be found here: https://outdoorteamworks.com/trail/txtt/team-of-the-year/