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Prvonozac prevails at Grand

Prvonozac prevails at Grand

Former FLW Tour pro Nick Prvonozac won the Grand Lake Southwestern FLW Series in Oklahoma Saturday after weighing 16-10 stringer. Prvonozac’s two-day total of 36-06 was enough to earn him $42,400 and a boat and motor package.

“I feel great right now – it’s unbelievable,” said Prvonozac, who earned his third career win in FLW competition and first at the Series level. “Over the past few years I’ve been able to compete on this lake and get a good feel for it. That knowledge really helped in this event. I’ve made some mistakes before that I was able to correct this time around.”

Prvonozac said he spent his tournament working through a variety of areas stretching from the Shangri-La Resort to down near the dam. On day 1 he said he split his time between sight-fishing and targeting larger females in nearby areas that were staging to spawn.

“On day 1 I caught two off of the beds with a Yum Vibra King Tube,” said Prvonozac. “The females were more off to the sides of the bedding areas. I hit a lot of 45-degree banks along secondary points and threw a Smithwick Suspending Rattlin’ Rogue jerkbait to catch one. I also caught one from a dock near bedding areas with a Booyah Bankroll Jig and a Yum Chunk trailer.”

Day 2 of the three-day tournament was canceled due to severe thunderstorms and lightning in the Grove area. With the sudden influx of rain, Prvonozac said he was forced to make some adjustments heading into the final day of competition.

“I wanted to sight-fish today but the lake rose by a foot and a half so I couldn’t see them on the beds. I decided to make a run to a creek by the dam to target some fish that I had saved. I caught three good ones using the tube in two different areas with secondary points.”

Prvonozac said he flipped a bush with the Booyah jig for another keeper before making his way back to check-in.

“I went to my last area near Shangri-La and ended up finding one that looked good. I threw the Rogue and caught him out of some flooded bushes. It was my last fish, and it culled.”

Here are the final totals for top 10:

1. Nick Prvonozac: 36-06
2. Matt Arey: 33-10
3. Chad Warren: 30-11
4. Matt Cooper: 30-00
5. Tommy Martin: 28-12
6. Albert Collins: 28-10
7. Dave Donham: 28-07
8. Jim Moynagh: 28-06
9. Tye Smith: 28-05
10. Todd Castledine: 27-15

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