Chris Zaldain began this season with $976,287 in B.A.S.S. tournament winnings. With the solid 2022 season he’s having, Zaldain recently topped the million-dollar mark. So you could say that the 37-year-old California native, now Fort Worth, Texas, resident is working on his second BASS million this week. Zaldain took the unofficial BassTrakk lead with the 5-pounder pictured here at 10:16 this morning. He’s got a limit weighing 15-14.
Zaldain has been remarkably steady this season: 32nd at the St. Johns River, 40th at the Harris Chain, 30th at the Bassmaster Classic and 20th at Santee Cooper. But we haven’t seen any fireworks lately, like he’s known for. Zaldain has 2 BASS wins, 4 second-place finishes, 4 third-place finishes and 24 top 10s in his career. Chickamauga Lake might be where Chris Zaldain does Chris Zaldain things – again.