“It’s awesome, the sort of trophy I’ll stare at for the rest of my life,” said an appreciate Greenblatt, who was presented the fiberglass mount at Classic week’s “Night of Champions” banquet.
Greenblatt caught the fish in March of 2013 during Bassmaster Elite Series competition from one of Falcon’s thousands of thorny bushes in about 1-foot of water using a 3/8 ounce Bass Assault spinnerbait featuring two willow leaf blades and a silver shad colored skirt.
Camron Brewer and his team at Bass Pro Shops’ Wildlife Creations studio took careful notes of all the details surrounding the catch and replicated the scene in art-like form. A second replica of the fish will be displayed for fans to see firsthand in the Carhartt booth throughout the 2014 Bassmaster Elite Series season.
Carhartt is the title sponsor of the Bassmaster College Series, and awards Carhartt Big Bass cash bonus to anglers at several levels of B.A.S.S. competition for wearing their durable apparel. Elite Series anglers like Greenblatt win $1,500 at each regular season Elite if they weigh-in the Carhartt Big Bass of the tournament while wearing Carhartt clothing, and $2,500 at the Bassmaster Classic, which Oklahoma’s Fred Roumbanis won this year when he caught a 9 pound 2 ounce Guntersville giant. Plus, in addition to his fiberglass replica, Greenblatt received an additional $2,000 for having landed the Carhartt Big Bass of the Year.