Lunker Lessons: Sam Rayburn

Dennis Fikes
(9 pounds, 9 ounces)

By Ed Harp
BASS Insider
(Archive)

Updated: September 16, 2009, 3:42 PM ET

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Kingwood, Texas, angler Dennis Fikes had a tough Day 1. He weighed two bass for a grand total of 5 pounds, 7 ounces. He was sitting in 137th place when the sun set, not exactly where he imagined he might be after the first day of his first Bassmaster Open.

"I knew my only hope was to catch five big ones. I decided to go to an area that I'd caught a lot of big bass in over the years. [In September 2007, he caught an 11-pound, 9-ounce giant from the same general area.]

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