SPRING CITY, Tenn. – With $100,000 and a Bass Pro Tour trophy on the line, the Top 10 pros hit Watts Bar Lake in pursuit of fame and fortune during the Championship Round of General Tire Stage Five Presented by Covercraft.
Rookie Ryan Salzman turned his premier Championship Round into his first Bass Pro Tour win in a tight race with reigning Angler of the Year Jacob Wheeler. Salzman posted 13 bass weighing 24 pounds, 3 ounces with Wheeler close behind with 10 bass at 23-8.