Despite a swamping, Big Fred Contaoi’s in the Money at Lake Champlain

As he did last year, our fav bass pro, Big Fred Contaoi,is finishing his sophomore season on the Wal-Mart FLW Tour on a positive note — despite the best efforts of the weather.

Last year, it was at Clear Lake, his last event of the season, where he finished a solid 15th. This week, Fred was on Lake Champlain in Plattsburg, NY, where his 39-pound, 5-ounce sack of bass was good enough for…

67th place (out of 190) and a $1,860 payday. Looking at the standings, Fred was one fish like the one above from winning $10,000+.

“I only got to fish a couple hours on the last day and then my motor got swamped by 6-foot wind waves,” says Contaoi. “At that point, I was dead in the water 40 miles from the ramp.”

Luckily, got home thanks to help of a fellow boater, but in the rough waters at Champlain, it took most of the day to get back and Big Fred didn’t have a chance to add to his sack.

Basszone.com currently has a front page story on Big Fred. Click the link to see it!

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