Ricky Guy weighed an 11-07 stringer Saturday to win the Costa FLW Series Southwestern Division opener at Texas' Sam Rayburn Reservoir with a three-day total of 61-03. For his win, Guy earned a prize package worth $95,300, which includes a new Ranger Z518 bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard.
“I’m feeling pretty dang good right now,” said Guy, who earned his first career win in FLW Series competition. “I’ve fished a lot of these tournaments, so to finally come out on top is special. The FLW Series is truly one of the toughest tournament circuits in the country.”
He went into the final day with a lead of just over 6 pounds, but came in with a bag that was less than half the size of the ones he'd weighed on each of the first 2 days. He held off a hard-charging Lendell Martin Jr. by 2-05.
Details of his winning pattern will be published soon.
Here are the final totals for the Top 10:
1. Ricky Guy: 61-13
2. Lendell Martin Jr.: 59-08
3. Cory Rambo: 55-07
4. Kris Wilson: 55-01
5. Chris McCall: 53-14
6. James Caldemeyer: 53-03
7. Joel Baker: 53-03
8. Russell Cecil: 50-14
9. Brandon Mosley: 50-06
10. Kyle Cortiana: 48-14
