Pirch wins Walmart FLW Series event on Clear Lake KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Team National Guard pro Clifford Pirch of Payson, Ariz., caught a Western Division record-breaking five-bass catch weighing 37 pounds, 8 ounces Saturday to win $105,820 in the Walmart FLW Series National Guard Western Division tournament on Clear Lake with a four-day stringer of 20 bass weighing 97-8.
The catch gave him the win by a solid 10-pound, 14-ounce margin over Randy Mcabee, Jr., who caught a total of 20 bass weighing 86-10 and earned $40,410.
Pirch beat the previous Western Division heaviest bag record by 1 pound 12 ounces which was held by Sean Stafford. Stafford weighed in a 35 pound, 12 ounce bag that he caught at the California Delta in 2008.
“I just had an incredible day,” said Pirch, whose biggest pro bag to date was about 27 pounds. “I don’t know what they were . . .” Read More |
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Pirch pounds ‘em on Clear Lake KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – When the first fish out of the bag makes the crowd go “Wow!” – you know you’re about to see something special. For Clifford Pirch, “special” just doesn’t even come close to what he accomplished at the final Walmart FLW Series event of the regular season in the National Guard Western Division.
Dispensing with any formalities, let’s just look at the numbers. On the tournament’s final day, Pirch caught five bass that weighed 37 pounds, 8 ounces and topped the pro field with 97 pounds, 8 ounces over four days – 10-14 more than his nearest competitor. His massive limit set a new record for a single-day catch in an FLW Series Western Division event. For his efforts, Pirch won $105,000. Read More |
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Pirch finishes strong, moves to second Despite his inherent advantage of local knowledge, Pirch admitted that he had a tough tournament for the same reason as everyone else. The cold front that pushed into the area a day before the tournament torched many of the plans established during practice.
“I really had to scratch around,” he said. “That cold front changed things for me. I expected to be able to sight-fish all week. I was looking at some big fish (in practice), but it just never happened.” Read More |
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U.S. Open: Pirch wins - BassFan.com
Arizona tour pro Cliff Pirch carried a relatively massive 3-pound lead into the final day of the WON Bass U.S. Open yesterday. He added 8.14 pounds to his total and won by a little less than 4 pounds. Read More
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