JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. – The McKendree anglers had a great showing at this weekend's Illinois Bass Nation State Championship at Lake Kinkaid in Jackson County, Illinois, on Sunday, October 19th. The annual event hosted 34 teams from five different colleges.
Storms and strong winds throughout the area made for a tough day of casting the rod. Regardless of such conditions, senior Ethan Fields (Breese, Ill.) figured it out and took the win by fishing solo. He had a five-bass limit for 22.27 and the big bass of the day, weighing 7.36.
Junior Ryan Foster (Columbia, Ill.) and senior Henry Fledderman (Lake St. Louis, Mo.) also had an outstanding day, placing second for McKendree with a five-bass limit for 18.29.
McKendree's Chase Logue and Mason Darling placed fourth with four nice bass for 13.77.
Other Anglers weighing in for the Bearcats were:
• Graduate
Maxwell Trotter (Decatur, Ill.) and senior
Kai Barnett (Columbiana, Ala.) placed 8th and had three bass for 9.13.
• Graduates
Evan Sutton (Highland, Ill.) and
Jaxson Freeman (Loda, Ill.) placed 11th weighed three bass for 7.08.
• Sophomore
Dawson Hendrix (Lerna, Ill.) and freshman
Landon Ingram placed 12th and weighed two bass for 6.91.
• Graduate
Jack Stephens (Talala, Okla.) and junior
Angelo Malek (Lake St. Louis, Mo.) placed 13th and weighed two bass for 6.69.
• Sophomore
Liam Bonnett (Pittsfield, Ill.) and junior
Parker Welch (Spring Hill, Kan.) placed 16th and had two bass for 4.97.
UP NEXT
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