Date: October 13, 2007
Tournament: Berkley Big Bass Lake Fork 2007

Congratulations to Sam Trinca of Monroe, LA. Sam caught the biggest bass of the tournament weighing 9.72 pounds and his Berkley bait of choice was a blue fleck Power Hog. “I had a few spots picked out to fish that had good promise of holding big bass.” He was fishing with his friend Richard Baltman, and they headed to an area just off a main lake point with scattered grass. “I rigged the bait Texas style, and she bit at 11:15 Saturday. My line just tightened up, and I set the hook. She stripped drag a couple of times, even though I was using 50 pound spiderwire line with my drag tightened way down. Thank goodness she stayed down. Once I got her to the boat, Richard scooped her right in.” There was still a day and a half that someone else could bring in a bigger bass. “We just kept fishing trying to beat it. The second day, we didn’t bring a radio with us and didn’t check in until 12:00 to see if it was still holding up. Lake Fork produces a lot of double digit bass, and with that many anglers one could come in at any time.” Finally, their wait was over, and it was official - their 9.72 bass held up as the biggest of the tournament. “It’s not the biggest bass I’ve ever caught but it’s definitely the best!” Trinca was presented a check for $600 for his top of the hour win, plus a Skeeter SX200/Yamaha 200 equipped with a Minnkota trolling motor valued at $37,000.

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