FLORENCE, Ala. – Temperatures are down, the wind is up and everybody’s starting from the same point – zero pounds – in the final round of the EverStart Series tournament at Alabama’s Pickwick Lake. The second stop of the year for the Central Division will end Saturday afternoon after four days of competition.
All 10 pro finalists caught a five-bass limit Friday and of course are looking to repeat that feat again, which is a distinct possibility despite a cold front that moved in overnight.
Saturday’s weigh-in begins at 4 p.m. at the Wal-Mart store located at 3100 Hough Road in Florence.
The winning pro will take home a guaranteed cash award of $10,000 plus a new Ranger 519VS Comanche equipped with Garmin electronics and powered by an Evinrude or Yamaha outboard. If the winner is the original owner of a Ranger boat, he will receive an additional $10,000 cash bonus from Ranger for a total of $61,900 in cash and prizes. Ranger will also award an additional $3,000 to the winner if he is a Ranger Cup participant, and Garmin will award $1,000 to the winner if his boat is equipped with a fixed-mount Garmin Fishfinder or combination GPS/Sounder.
The winning co-angler is guaranteed $5,000 cash. If the winning co-angler is a registered Ranger owner, he will also receive a new Ranger 519VS Comanche for a total of $27,800 in cash and prizes.
Saturday’s conditions
Sunrise: 5:43 a.m.
Air temperature at takeoff: 45 degrees
Expected high temperature: 58 degrees
Water temperature at the ramp: 56 degrees
Wind: from the north-northwest at 13 mph
Relative humidity: 76 percent
Day’s outlook: partly cloudy
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