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Article: Nixon Leads $1 Million Forrest Wood Open Bass Event; VanDam Clinches Angler of the Year Title.
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- June 21, 2001
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Sports Editors/Fishing & Outdoors Writers
DETROIT--(BW SportsWire)--June 21, 2001
Larry Nixon of Bee Branch, Ark., caught five smallmouth bass weighing 16 pounds, 9 ounces Thursday on Lake St. Clair to lead the Wal-Mart FLW Tour's $1 million Forrest Wood Open with an opening-round total of 10 bass weighing 32 pounds, 13 ounces.
During semifinal-round action Friday, Nixon will be up against nine of the world's best professional bass anglers in a final bid to make the all-important five-man final round Saturday for a shot at $200,000 first place cash--one of the richest awards in competitive bass fishing. Weights are cleared for the final two ...