FLW Record Catch Nets Lambert $100,000 on KY Lake

Jason Lambert of Michie, TN, brought five bass weighing 27 pounds, 3 ounces to the FLW weigh-in stage Sunday to win the FLW Tour at Kentucky Lake by a margin of 28 pounds – a new all-time FLW Tour record for margin of victory.

Overall, Lambert’s four-day total of 101 pounds, 9 ounces, was the most weight to ever win an FLW Tour event at Kentucky Lake, and the tenth-largest total-tournament catch in FLW Tour history.

For his dominant performance on the water this week, Lambert earned $100,000.

“To catch over 100 pounds here – that’s history. It’s something that will last forever,” said Lambert, who claimed his third career win on Kentucky Lake in FLW competition. “This whole week has been phenomenal – this lake is special to me.”

Lambert’s first stop on championship Sunday was a point protruding from the mouth of Pisgah Bay, the location where he upgraded his limit with a 9-pounder Saturday. With a 19-pound advantage heading into today’s competition, Lambert knew that all he needed was a few keeper bites to shut the door.

“I started out this morning and got like two 3’s and a 5 on my first three casts, and immediately the pressure was off,” said Lambert. “I knew at that point in time that the game was over.”

As the morning progressed, Lambert moved to an area that produced for him both on Thursday and Saturday – a south-facing point on a main-lake ridge, just north of the U.S. Highway 68 bridge.

“I caught around five there, including a few 4-pounders that didn’t help and a giant,” said Lambert. “The fish were in about 24 feet of water and right on the break of the point.”

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The final 10 pros finished on Kentucky Lake:

               1^st:          Jason Lambert, Michie, Tenn., 20 bass, 101-9, $100,200

               2^nd:         Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 20 bass, 73-9. $30,100

               3^rd:          Josh Douglas, Isle, Minn., 20 bass, 72-12, $25,000

               4^th:          Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., 19 bass, 72-3, $20,000

               5^th:          General Tire pro Mark Rose, West Memphis, Ark., 19 bass, 71-11, $19,000

               6^th:          Alex Davis, Albertville, Ala., 18 bass, 67-13, $18,000

               7^th:          Jeff Gustafson, Keewatin, Ontario, Canada, 20 bass, 67-0, $17,000

               8^th:          Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., 20 bass, 64-8, $16,000

               9^th:          John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 19 bass, 59-8, $15,000

               10^th:        Pennzoil Marine pro Matt Arey, Shelby, N.C., 19 bass, 55-2, $14,000

For a full list of results visitFLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 48 bass weighing 180 pounds, 8 ounces, caught by all 10 pros Sunday. Eight of the final 10 pros caught a five-bass limit.

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This week's final results