Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - October 2020

PRZEKURAT BECOMES FIRST TO WIN TWO NWT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Four years ago, Jason Przekurat won the National Walleye Tour Championship, presented by Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, on the Missouri River. It was the missing piece on an otherwise stellar angling. Not one to rest on his laurels, Przekurat padded that impressive résumé today, becoming the first pro to win two NWT Championships. To win on walleye fishing’s biggest stage this year, he had to fend off Korey Sprengel – his friend and the 2020 Angler of the Year. pro-am championship wins, a team championship win, and two Angler of the Year titles. When he won his first championship, he was forced to abandon his primary area on the final day and make an afternoon adjustment. It was a difficult, yet critical move. This year, he had tomake a similarly difficult decision – but right away in the morning. “I don’t think I even went 4 or 5 miles out,” said the Hard Core pro, whose primary area was 18 miles Przekurat now possesses two

north of Huron near the weather buoy. “It was just nasty, and I knew there was no way I was going to be able to do what I needed to do once I got there. I just changed game plans right out the get go. It was a difficult call; you’re leading the tournament, and you can’t get to where your fish are.” Przekurat instead ran 7 miles north to his back-up area. His choice quickly proved to be the correct one as he caught two 4-pounders and a 5.11 on his first trolling pass. “That gave me the confidence right out the bat that I could catch them there.” While Przekurat sampled other areas later in the day, he was never able to upgrade. “I eventually came back to that spot. It was a just a little 1/2-mile area, but we caught every fish there today.’ Read the rest of the story here.