Shane Baertsch caught his last fish at 9 am the final morning of the 2012 Bassmaster Federation Nation Western Divisional. The next five hours of no bites made him think he had lost the 2012 Bassmaster Federation Nation Western Divisional on Wyoming’s Flaming Gorge. But as it turned out, the second-day leader had an entire pound on the competition, and he was crowned the champion at today’s weigh-in.
“I really thought I had lost it,” said the member of Montana’s Big Sky Bassers. “I caught one bass in the bedding area I found yesterday, then moved up to the weedbed where I had caught some of my other fish with a lipless crankbait and caught two there. I went back to the first cove and was finally able to pull that last spooky bass off the bed, and that was my last bite.”
Baertsch won with a total of 33 pounds, 6 ounces, including the 9 pounds, 7 ounces he caught today. He won the overall competition in the Western Divisional, plus an invitation to the 2012 Cabela’s Bassmaster Federation Nation Championship on Alabama’s Lake Wheeler in October.
Just behind him were Andy Bravence of Arizona with 32 pounds, 6 ounces; Jason Hemminger, California, 32-3; Josh Polfer, Idaho, 32-0; and Brent Shores, Idaho, and Bill Golightly, Wyoming, both with 31-10.
“I really thought I had lost it,” said the member of Montana’s Big Sky Bassers. “I caught one bass in the bedding area I found yesterday, then moved up to the weedbed where I had caught some of my other fish with a lipless crankbait and caught two there. I went back to the first cove and was finally able to pull that last spooky bass off the bed, and that was my last bite.”
Baertsch won with a total of 33 pounds, 6 ounces, including the 9 pounds, 7 ounces he caught today. He won the overall competition in the Western Divisional, plus an invitation to the 2012 Cabela’s Bassmaster Federation Nation Championship on Alabama’s Lake Wheeler in October.
Just behind him were Andy Bravence of Arizona with 32 pounds, 6 ounces; Jason Hemminger, California, 32-3; Josh Polfer, Idaho, 32-0; and Brent Shores, Idaho, and Bill Golightly, Wyoming, both with 31-10.
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