Birge Leads Group of Eight Advancing to Heavy Hitters Championship, Jones Jr. Catches $50K Fish - Major League Fishing

Birge Leads Group of Eight Advancing to Heavy Hitters Championship, Jones Jr. Catches $50K Fish

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Zack Birge finished atop the Knockout Round on Lake Palestine. Photo by Josh Gassmann. Angler: Zack Birge.
April 13, 2022 • Joel Shangle • Bass Pro Tour

TYLER, Texas – Oklahoma pro Zack Birge claimed the top spot in Wednesday’s Knockout Round at General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops, weighing 10 scorable largemouth for 37 pounds, 10 ounces. Birge was one of eight anglers who qualified out of the Knockout Round to Thursday’s Championship Round on Lake Palestine. Birge will be joined by Justin Lucas, Takahiro Omori, Fletcher Shryock, Ish Monroe, Alton Jones Jr., Russ Lane and Dustin Connell, as well as Group A and B Qualifying Round winners Ott DeFoe and Stephen Browning.

Jones connected with the biggest fish of the day, an 8-3, to claim the $50,000 Berkley Big Bass award.

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