Grubb Wins Co-Angler Side at the Detroit River
Michigan co-angler rises from second to win
Taking the co-angler win in the Toyota Series Northern Division event on the Detroit River, Tony Grubb weighed four bass for 14 pounds, 1 ounce on the final day for a 46-5 total. For the win, his second as a co-angler with FLW, Grubb takes home a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat worth over $35,000.
“I was weak in the knees, it’s awesome,” says Grubb of the win. “It’s awesome, my family is here, and this is my hometown and I love to catch these smallmouth.”
This week, Grubb did his damage with a drop-shot rig and a red rig. On the drop-shot, Grubb went with either an Arkansas shiner-colored Strike King Baby Z-Too or a Poor Boy’s Erie Darter.
On day three, Grubb fished behind Scott Dobson, who won the tournament and ran up to St. Clair mid-morning. Though Grubb had no fish when Dobson left the river, he caught four big ones to close it out in St. Clair.
Top 10 co-anglers
1. Tony Grubb – Ann Arbor, Mich. – 46 – 5 (14) – $33,500
2. Rod MacKinnon – Middletown, N.Y. – 45 – 3 (13) – $3,625
3. Jon Witt – Allegan, Mich. – 43 – 8 (13) – $2,863
4. John Husnay – Marcy, N.Y. – 38 – 3 (12) – $2,481
5. Dan Mundy – Swartz Creek, Mich. – 36 – 15 (14) – $2,127
6. Mark Sturgill – Brownstown, Mich. – 32- 15 (12) – $1,772
7. Darwin Griva – Hamilton, Ind. – 32 – 5 (10) – $1,418
8. Zac Mumford – Covington, Ohio – 28 – 14 (9) – $1,241
9. Arnold Payne Jr. – Kokomo, Ind. – 23 – 3 (8) – $1,063
10. Aaron Stahley – Batavia, Ohio – 21 – 6 (7) – $886