RUSSELL COUNTY, Ky. — The Casey County team of Landon Pierce and Korbin Neat secured the Bassmaster Junior Series title at the Lake Cumberland tournament, catching a five-fish limit Sunday that weighed 4 pounds, 13 ounces on their home waters. Pierce and Neat advance to the Bassmaster Junior Series National Championship tournament scheduled for Oct. 19-20 on Carroll County 1000 Acre Lake in Huntingdon, Tenn.
“It feels great,” Pierce said. “This is our first tournament.”
Boat captain Dustin Neat was impressed with how well Pierce and Korbin performed.
“It was really amazing. These two kids did a great job,” Dustin said. “This place is tough. It’s off-the-chart tough for anyone, much less a fifth- and a seventh-grader. I’m super proud of these kids.”
Pierce said the team ran upriver and fished Caney Creek and the mouth of Wolf Creek most of the day. They used a Whopper Plopper, Korbin’s favorite way to catch fish, and a shaky head to boat eight total bass.
“We caught them great,” Korbin said. “All we had to do was cast in the right spot and they would come up and blow it up.”
Dustin added that he could tell the night before how excited his team was to get out on the water.
“They spent the night at my house last night and they were geared out. But they calmed down (this morning),” Dustin said. “They started off with a fish in the first five casts and had a good day.”
2020 Bassmaster Junior Stop Lake Cumberland 10/4-10/4
(BOATER) Standings Day 1
Angler Club/School Pts
1. Landon Pierce - Korbin Neat Casey County 0
Day 1: 5 04-13 Total: 5 04-13
2. Presley Lannom - Preston Maddux Mt Juliet Fishing 0
Day 1: 3 04-05 Total: 3 04-05
3. Lainie Holbert - Sarah Swindle Riverside 0
Day 1: 3 03-06 Total: 3 03-06
4. Peyton Davidson - Camden Randall Mount Pleasant 0
Day 1: 3 02-15 Total: 3 02-15
5. Brody Jones - Parker Batts Jefferson County Patriots 0
Day 1: 1 01-09 Total: 1 01-09
6. Annie Lassiter - Jameson Pursley Warren Co Jr Anglers 0
Day 1: 1 01-00 Total: 1 01-00
7. Miranda Ochs - Evan Bradshaw Russell County 0
Day 1: 1 00-13 Total: 1 00-13
8. Miles Allen - Macgregor Allen Meade County 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
8. Mason Grose - Sailor Mckinney Southern West Virginia Jr Bassma 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
8. Jaden Norris - Eli Van Ness Sullivan Middle School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
8. Tre Smith - Gunner Wilson Garrard County High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
8. Mason Snider - Mount Juliet Fishing 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
8. Chase Stubblefield - John Carson Cooper Scotts Hill High School Juniors 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 1 17 18-13
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1 17 18-13