Special From Strike King Lure Company – Photo Credit Garrick Dixon

Houston, TX. (Mar. 26, 2017) – When the dust cleared at Minute Maid Park in downtown Houston, Texas, Strike King and BASS Elite Series Pro Jordan Lee had been crowned the champion of the 47^th Bassmaster Classic. After a stellar final day in which the 3^rd year Elite Series pro caught 5 bass weighing 27 lbs. 4 oz. to cap off a three-day winning total of 56 lbs. 10 oz., Lee bested the second-place finisher, Steve Kennedy, by a pound and a half. He mounted a comeback of epic proportions and catapulted from 37^th place after day one to win the World Championship of bass fishing on the strength of a select few Strike King lures.

“Day one was tough for me as the results showed. I only weighed 3 fish. My day two was the turning point though. I put four of the bites that I was looking for in the boat. I caught a couple big ones on an 8” plum Bull Worm. Then I caught a 7.7 pounder on a Citrus Shad 5XD that anchored my bag” said Lee, who was competing in his third Classic. “On day three, I caught every fish that I weighed on a ½ oz. football jig that I paired with two Rage Tail baits as trailers. The Rage Craw is my go-to, favorite jig trailer and I used it in the Summer Craw color to catch two of my five on the final day. The other three came on the same jig with a Green Pumpkin Space Monkey on the back. That’s a deal that we do at home on Guntersville. The big shape and profile on the back of a jig adds a lot more bulk and that seems to attract bigger bites,” Jordan added.

“This is a dream come true for me. To come back and win after a tough start kind of makes it even sweeter. I just kept telling myself that I had the right tools and I was around the right kind of fish. I just had to do my part. And this time, it all worked out.”

 

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