Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - June 2023

KEITH & CHUCK COLE CATCH 39.06 POUNDS ON DAY TWO TO RALLY FROM 60 TH PLACE TO WIN THE 2023 BASS PRO SHOPS & CABELA’S TEXAS TEAM TRAIL PRESENTED BY PROGRESSIVE CHAMPIONSHIP ON CHOKE CANYON RESERVOIR After the first day of competition on Choke

Canyon Reservoir, Texas Team Trail anglers Keith & Chuck Cole were sitting in 60th place after catching just 5 pounds. Contemplating going home, the team decided to go ahead and fish the final day and give it their best shot since they worked all year to make the championship event. At the end of Championship Sunday, the duo hauled in the biggest limit weighed in on the Texas Team Trail stage all year as they carried a massive five bass limit of 39.06 pounds to the scales, giving them a two-day total of 44.07 and the win. They walked away with $42,515.00 in cash and prizes, including a 2023 Nitro Z-18 powered by a Mercury Marine 150hp Pro XS.

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