That’s a 4 pound, 15 ounce sigh of relief for Seth Feider. Feider, as most fans know, is more comfortable tossing around a drop shot and targeting smallmouth bass.
While I’m certain most folks would not characterize Feider as refined, that approach seems that way in comparison to the hand-to-hand all-out battle that is taking place on Lake Fork. This is bubba fishing at its best, and while Feider fits that mold, his fishing style typically does not.
All season long we’ve been watching Feider with particular interest. He’s a poster child for tenaciously hanging in there so far this season. As a smallmouth specialist, he’s had to endure the giants of St. Johns River and the pluff mud of Winyah Bay and he’s still sitting in the top 20 in the Toyota Angler of the Year Standings.
Now we are at Fork, and Feider is showing some shades of red around the collar, and he’s happy about. He stays in the top 20, he’s got the final three events – Cayuga, St. Lawrence and St. Clair – circled with big bullseyes on each of them.
