Byron Velvick brought his fourth straight 20-plus-pound bag to the scale today to win the Bassmaster Elite Series Golden State Shootout on Clear Lake. Today he weighed 22-14 for a four-day total of 98-6. He beat runner-up Bill Lowen by 5-13. Lowen had a great tournament with a four-day catch of 92-9.
Rounding out the top five was Guy Eaker with 90-11, Randy Howell with 86-2 and Skeet Reese with 85-3. Reese had the big bag of the day with 25 pounds, 1 ounce. Velvick had big fish of the day with a 6-pound, 2-ounce bass. More details later.
