Smith, Roundsley Win North American Bass Circuit World Bass Championship 9-28-2011
gengberg September 28th, 2011
Smith, Roundsley Win North American Bass Circuit’s World Bass Championship
WALKER, MN-Minnesotans Buckley Smith and John Roundsley carved their names in bass fishing history by weighing in 34.95 pounds to win the North American Bass Circuit’s first-ever NABC World Bass Championship, held on Minnesota’s mighty Leech Lake.Their 10-fish NABC limit of beefy largemouths earned them a $20,000 first-place check in the two-day event, along with a $1,000 Ranger Cup bonus and a great prize package including Rapala, Trigger X and Sufix products.
“It’s a great experience,” said Roundsley, of Brainerd. “Buckley and I have been tournament fishing together for three years and had some good finishes, but this takes the cake.” The majority of their fish came from three feet of water in a reed bed in Waboose Bay, on jigs tipped with soft-plastic craws.
After an exciting season spanning three states and thousands of acres of prime bass water, the Circuit’s inaugural season drew to a dramatic close at the Championship, held out of Trapper’s Landing Lodge on the lake’s scenic south shore.
As the weigh-in crowd held its breath, Roundsley and Buckley edged out reigning NABC Team of the Year, fellow Minnesotans Keith Tuma, of Baxter, and Jim Smith, of Brainerd, who tallied 34.83 pounds. “It’s still sinking in to get this win against the best of the best,” added Smith, of Lindstrom.
The event pitted the NABC’s top 25 teams in an all-out bassin’ brawl that treated the weigh-in crowd to numerous lead changes, big bass and hefty baskets. Continue Reading »
