With seven FLW Outdoors top-10 finishes to his credit, Zack Thompson of Orinda, Calif., came into the Lake Havasu event looking for his first win. And after fishing nearly flawlessly throughout the week, he thought this might finally be his time. But alas, it was not to be. Falling a painful 2 ounces short of victory, Thompson ultimately had to settle for second place.
However, despite the heartbreak, Thompson took his best-ever finish in the FLW Series circuit in stride.
“This week I’ve been really blessed,” said Thompson, who walked away with over $44,000 in winnings. “I had a perfect week until today. Today was the first day I lost a fish. And that’s why you have to fish perfectly, because if you don’t, you’re not going to beat these guys.”
Thompson said that he targeted docks with “miscellaneous” plastic baits and drop-shotted a hand-poured Berkley purple worm when seeking out bedding fish.
“I was sight-fishing whenever I could,” said Thompson. “In the end, it just didn’t work out. But it’s been a great tournament and a great week.”
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