Fresh boater Nick put his new water wheels to good use in his very first event, landing a first place finish with a limit and lunker at Johns Pond to put a stop to John’s run of dominance during his string of seven consecutive wins.

Conditions were pretty good, with 69-70 degree water temps, a mostly overcast and foggy sky, and a light west-southwest breeze that blew all day.

This was a bit of a late event to catch fish hard on beds, though some were caught that way, but the majority were already empty thanks to the climbing water temps. However, the fish were still active and aggressive as proved by all four participants weighing 5-fish limits.

Nick’s winning bag came in at 13 lbs. even, and his lunker was a 3.24 lb. largemouth.

Dave Waugh trailed in second place, with a mixed limit of 9.84 lbs.