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THE HOT SEAT results, I Then #5 Then #6 Then #7
overheard
Bassmas-
ters team
Behind the scenes with my first tell John Cox below
needed press pass (due to pan- (the likely winner) he
demic shutdown public was not al- would be “the last” on
lowed up close), it was interesting to stage to have his fish
see Bassmaster Tournament weighed....hmmm - I
Team set things up at host Lake St. made sure to take A LOT of pic- weighed in first. He then Then #8
Clair Metropark, Harrison Town- tures of him and his family around sits in the “HOT SEAT” and
ship. Last day of 4-days of fishing, his boat at that moment... smart. is in 1ST PLACE for the
when the $100,000 prize until the next
FINAL WEIGH IN final 10 I also heard John Cox say it is so guy beats his total weight of
close and I am so nervous I think
“1ST in the boats ar- I’m going to throw up... that’s the fish caught.
HOT SEAT” rived im- kind of interesting quotes a press The eventual very unex-
pected winner, Bill Weidler,
mediately
a check- pass can get you. was the 3rd to weigh in
in person replacing #2 in the hot
was on Day #1, #2, # 3 leader John Cox seat Jake Whitaker. Then #9...
deck of minutes before final Day #4 weigh in Then #4 weighed in -
each boat not enough... then #5....
to verify then #6... as Bill, who
all 5 fish in came into Day 4, 2.5#
each live- behind leader John and STILL IN
well were Cox, sat in disbelief ... he THE CHAIR!
indeed was still in the Hot Seat in
alive. first place! Then #7, #8,
Based #9 ..... still in the chair!
Now comes up John
Rookie Taku Ito on the So how it works at the weigh in Cox, $300,000 career earner,
estimat -
of Japan ed final to make it exciting - and it was! - leader all 3 days
the assumed “last place” guy gets
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