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Elite Series Pro Tim Horton Discusses Shaving the Fat Free | Story by Pete Robbins |  | | Mark Jefferies | Las Vegas, NV – While Kevin VanDam earned the hardware at the recent Kentucky Lake Elite Series tournament, second place finisher Timmy Horton came close to pulling off a major upset on the strength of 23 and 24 pound sacks on the final two days of competition.
Horton’s late game charge was a direct result of his ability to adjust and adapt to pressured fish. He targeted the same schools all four days of competition, but as the tournament went on they became increasingly wary and he had to adjust his presentation to capitalize. Read More | | |
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VanDam Holds Off Horton's Charge, Wins By 1-01 |
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Horton said his 2nd-place finish was about as fun as a non-victory could possibly be.
"It went really well," he said. "I had no idea Kevin was going to slack off a little and make it that interesting, but it sure makes it fun.
"To come back that way and be that close, it's the neatest thing I've experienced in fishing in a long time. And it's going to make for great TV."
He said he went through about 40 4-pounders on the day. He eventually boated a pair that went 6-06 each and lost one that probably had half a pound on them.
His lone regret was day 2, when he came in with a bag that was shy of 15 pounds.
"I don't know what happened that day – maybe my timing was a little off. I was on the right schools and it was just a matter of hitting them at the right time." Read Story |
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Horton gives VanDam a run for his money
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Even though Horton had the fish hooked to win this event, the 35-year-old Muscle Shoals, Ala., pro seemed as satisfied as any second-place finisher has ever been.
"I'm tickled to death," said Horton, who started the day in third place, 9-3 behind VanDam. "I had no idea it would be that exciting. I'm thinking out there I'm fishing for second all day.
"I came into a nice surprise. It was actually pretty close. But Kevin deserved it. He put together a great week."
Horton didn't express any frustration, but he did acknowledge that he had the fish hooked that would have won the $100,000 first-place check. Horton lost two 7-pound-range bass Saturday, and two more big ones came unbuttoned Sunday from his modified Bomber DT7 Fat Free Shad. Read story | Two-minute offense | Standings | Photos | Archive
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Timmy Horton almost provided proof of that Saturday. Horton moved from eighth place to third with the Berkley Big Bag of the day weighing 23-5. And that was despite losing two 7-pound bass.
On the first one, Horton hooked it on a crankbait. The bass came to the surface and jumped. After a few seconds, it came to the surface again and it had company — a 2-pounder was hooked on his lure's second treble hook. When Horton finally was able to reel his lure to the boat, only the 2-pounder was left on it.
"It's hard to know if those 7-pounders are going to show up tomorrow," said Horton, who trails VanDam by 9-3 with his 59-1 three-day total.
"It's so easy to catch 13 to 15 pounds out here. Kevin would pretty much have to break down (mechanically). But I'm going to go into it with a positive attitude." Read Story
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