Bassmaster: Lo earns spot in Classic field next year - Stevenspointjournal
University of Minnesota's Trevor Lo has enjoyed a memorable week of fishing in central Wisconsin. After earning a runner-up finish in the Bassmaster College Series National Championship on Lake DuBay with partner and Rhinelander native Chris Burgan on July 11, Lo enjoyed even more success. Lo capped off his week by defeating Texas A&M's Josh Bensema in the final round of the Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket to earn a spot in the 2016 Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake O' the Cherokees from March 4 through 6 in Tulsa, Okla. The reigning champion of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops National Championship, Bensema brought in only one bass weighing 2 pounds, 8 ounces and was unable to hold off the midday charge that boated Lo three bass... As Lo stood on stage and was awarded his berth to the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro, he was overcome with emotion and fought to hold back the tears. Immediately after the Top 4 teams were decided via the national championship Saturday, contestants were allowed to either go out on the Wisconsin River Flowage to scout for an hour or they could opt out and work on tackle. Lo chose to work on tackle after having researched the lake online using Google Earth. I started with that game plan on the first day and it worked so I stuck to it. ". Lo's primary bait this week was a weightless Gary Yamamoto Senko, both wacky rigged and Texas rigged. Source: www.stevenspointjournal.com
