It's not surprising that a brother would pick a brother to lead his fantasy team. But it is surprising that brothers won both a major event and the connected major fantasy prize last weekend.
Christopher Pirch of Fredericksburg, Va. correctly picked his brother Cliff Pirch of Payson, Ariz. to win last week's Chickamauga FLW Tour Major and as the highest finisher, Christopher pocketed $15,000 from FLW Outdoors Fantasy Fishing.
Not much of an angler himself, Christopher preferred his sleep over early mornings on the lake with his brother and dad who, according to him, were always on the water. On the occasions that he was enticed to leave the comfort of his bed, Christopher said that when the fish weren't biting, he got bored easily and usually had a handheld gaming system with him to keep him entertained.
"I started playing Fantasy Fishing because of Clifford," Christopher noted. "It gives me a way to share in his passion without actually having to be out on a boat. I've followed the sport ever since Cliff started fishing professionally and try to go to as many events that are close to where I live as I can. Last year we were fortunate enough to be able to go watch him at the 2010 Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Lanier."
