And Then There Were Six

Only six pros remain in the Forrest Wood Cup, and those six will duke it out today on Lake Lanier. In fact, they blast off from Laurel Park in about five minutes! The final field ranges from the biggest names in the sport in Larry Nixon and Brent Ehrler to relative unknowns in the the sport of professional bass fishing.

Interestingly, two of the lesser known anglers, Kevin Hawk and Troy Morrow, have local addresses. Hawk is actually from California, but he has been living in North Georgia for several months and fishing Lanier every possible moment in preparation from this tournament. Morrow is from Toccoa. Tom Mann Jr., another local who was considered the favorite in this tournament by many fishing fans, missed the final cut by only a few ounces and finished in seventh.

They'll weigh 'em this afternoon at the Gwinnett Center and someone will go home with the title of champion and an extra 1/2 million dollars (or more) in his bank account.