Atlantic, IA. – Atlantic Trojan angler Jake Wailes of Wiota, IA caught five fish totaling 68.25” to win the first tournament of the season Fairlife Yup Junior division presented by Remington Seeds at Littlefield Lake. Second place went to Brentyn Hoover from Anita, Brendan Wilke from Atlantic was third, fourth went to Letty McSorely from Carson and rounding out the top five was Holden DeVore from Atlantic.

Grady Joens from Underwood, IA caught a full 5-bag limit measuring 71.5 inches to hold on to score a victory in the Powerade High School Division. Evan Powell from Norwalk finished in the second spot and Lucas Bose from Underwood was third. The final two spots went to Joaquin Wailes from Wiota and Collin Rudy of Atlantic.

Grady Joens also reeled in the biggest fish to earn the AM Cohron & Sons Big Fish of the tournament with his 15” bass.

Twenty-five student anglers competed at the first Duke Rentals Kayak tournament of the season. All combined the student anglers caught 103 fish with a total length of 1023 inches which is almost 10” average length fish. All fish were safely returned to the lake.

Powerade High School Division

Rank    Angler                                  School                         Total Score
1          Grady Joens                        Underwood Eagles         71.75
2          Evan Powell                         Indianola Indians            69.75
3          Lucas Bose                          Underwood Eagles          69.50
4          Joaquin Wailes                    Atlantic Trojans                68.25
5          Colin Rudy                          Atlantic Trojans                67.75
6          Tegan Steinkuehler             Harlan Cyclone                 65.75
7          Conor Britten                      Red Oak                           63.75
8          Sawyer Nelson                    Indianola Indians             40.75
9          Owen Hoover                     CAM Cougars                   40.00
10       Cody Swank                        Harlan Cyclone                  24.75

Fairlife Junior Division

Rank              Angler                      School                        Total Score
1          Jake Wailes                        Atlantic Trojans            68.25
2          Brentyn Hoover                 CAM Cougars               68.00
3          Brendan Wilke                   Atlantic Trojans            66.50
4          Letty McSorley                   Riverside Bulldogs       65.50
5          Holden DeVore                  Atlantic Trojans            40.50
6          Colton Frieze                      Griswold Tigers            39.50
7          Ryder Lane                         ACGC Chargers             26.50
8          Caden Frieze                      Griswold Tigers             25.55
9          Grayson Molgaard            Atlantic Trojans              14.00
10       Grady Roberts                    Atlantic Trojans              14.00

Other special prize winners at the tournament:

• Big Bite Baits First Fish- Holden DeVore
• Fast Metal First Five in the Box- Tegan Steinkuehler
• Bass Pro Five Alive- Jake Wailes, Brentyn Hoover, Brendan Wilke, Letty McSorley, Grady Joens, Evan Powell, Lucas Bose, Joaquin Wailes, Collin Rudy, Tegan Steinkuehler, Conor Britten
• Trash It Ol Blue Bait Tackle- Grayson Molgaard, Tegan Steinkuehler
• Middle River Buck Blinds Off the Hook- Grayson Molgaard
• Haulin in the Most Bass Dump Truck Jigs- Evan Powell
• Money Bag Fishing Assault- Collin Rudy
• Trevor Frederickson Leadership Award- Hunter Quist (fished in kayak with a broken foot)

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The next Duke Rentals Kayak series tournament will be Sunday, June 11th at Yellow smoke Lake at Denison, Iowa.

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