The Every Man's ChampWinning it launched a kid named Jacob Wheeler toward becoming a Forrest Wood Cup champion. It was Clark Wendlandt's path to becoming a three-time Walmart FLW Tour Angler of the Year. Joe Thomas won it, and went on to host his own fishing TV shows. And it turned Shaw Grigsby into Shaw Grigsby the household name.
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