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Tournaments => FLW Fishing => FLW Tour => Topic started by: djkimmel on March 27, 2011, 12:38:55 AM

Title: Christie Retains Lead At Walmart FLW Tour On Lake Hartwell Presented By Chevy
Post by: djkimmel on March 27, 2011, 12:38:55 AM
FLW Outdoors News

Christie Retains Lead At Walmart FLW Tour On Lake Hartwell Presented By Chevy (http://www.greatlakesbass.com/tournaments/index.php/2011/03/26/christie-retains-flw-tour-lead-on-hartwe)

California's Wright wins co-angler title, $25,000, in third event of season

GREENVILLE, S.C. (March 26, 2011) – Diet Mountain Dew pro Jason Christie of Park Hill, Okla., caught a five-bass limit weighing 13 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday to capture the lead at the Walmart FLW Tour on Lake Hartwell presented by Chevy and advanced to the top 10 as the crucial No. 1 seed. With a three-day catch of 15 bass weighing 55-14, he now holds a 6-pound, 1-ounce lead in the tournament going into the final day of competition.


Read full details on GreatLakesBass.com Tournament News (http://www.greatlakesbass.com/tournaments/index.php/2011/03/26/christie-retains-flw-tour-lead-on-hartwe)

GreatLakesBass.com member Chad Pipkens finishes 13th on the co-angler side after landing only 3 keepers the final day, and taking a swim while netting Joe Thomas' bass. (He got the bass.)

13    CHAD PIPKENS    HOLT, MI    5 12-13    5 8-01    10 20-14    3 4-09             25-07    $1,500
Title: Re: Christie Retains Lead At Walmart FLW Tour On Lake Hartwell Presented By Chevy
Post by: djkimmel on March 27, 2011, 12:40:03 AM
Not positive, but I believe if Christie wins, he will be only the 2nd angler to lead and win wire-to-wire in an FLW Tour event. Remember who the last and only other angler was who did that?