ATHENS, Ala. – Adam M. Wagner of Cookeville, Tenn., faced serious competition, but finished strong with a wire-to-wire victory in the 2013 Toyota Bassmaster Weekend Series National Championship tournament, presented by American Bass Anglers and held Nov. 6-9 on Old Hickory Lake.

Running out of Sanders Ferry Park, Wagner finished with a four-day total of 19 bass weighing 48.59 pounds. He beat his nearest competitor by a little more than half a pound with one fewer fish.  He fished two creeks about 25 miles up the river from the landing, working a crankbait near shallow cover rocky or woody cover.

“I’ve fished this lake for more than 15 years, so I know it very well,” Wagner remarked. “I knew the fish would be in Martins and Bledsoe creeks up the river. If I had to do it all over again, I would have caught more on the first day. I want to thank my wife and my daughter for supporting me.”

Wagner opened the tournament strong by catching 17.34 pounds including a 5.81-pound kicker, the largest single-day bag of the event. He followed that with 15.09 pounds on Day 2, the third largest single-day bag of the tournament for 32.43 pounds. Delayed by three hours for fog on Day 3, Wagner brought in 7.06 pounds for a total of 39.49 pounds. He finished with a 9.10-pound effort on Day 4 to clinch the victory.

Thanks to American Bass Anglers for this report – Read more at http://www.americanbassanglers.com/BWS/newsdetails.php?news_id=1059