Virginia veteran Rick Morris was the 13th-place finisher at the recent Toledo Bend Bassmaster Elite Series. It was an up-and-down event for him as he went from 10th place after day 1 to 23rd after day 2 before gaining back 10 positions on day 3.
His lone regret is that he failed to boat one of the two 7-pound bites he got on the first day on a Bomber Fat Free Shad.
"I caught the one 7-pounder, and then two casts later I hooked that one, and it came to the surface and spit the lure out," he said. "Maybe I horsed it a little too much, but it seemed like it just shook it out."
He struggled the next day, but was pleased with his day-3 performance.
"When I look back, I don't look at what I didn't do that would've gotten me into the Top 12. I look at it like I made the right moves to get me back to 13th. I went to new water and did something different and I moved up a bunch of spots."
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