With a 16-pound, five-bass limit, Justin Lucas edged Aaron Martens, one of the sports’ heavyweights, by 2 pounds, 7 ounces in the four-day tournament.
Justin Lucas enjoyed a couple minutes all to himself backstage Sunday. As the Day 3 leader, Lucas would be the last man to weigh in. After Aaron Martens’ fish had been weighed, Martens was all but conceding the Sacramento Bassmaster Elite at Sacramento River title while talking to emcee Dave Mercer on stage. Lucas savored the moment.