“I’m absolutely blown away,” said Morgan after being declared the winner by just .09 of a pound, 14.19 to 14.10 for Davis.

“This means a lot to me to win this match against such an incredible angler like Mark Davis. To have the opportunity to spend the day in the boat with him and watch how he approaches the lake, the tough conditions and how he attacks the fish is just incredible.”

“My hats off to Andy,” said 3-time Angler of the Year and Bassmaster Classic champion Mark Davis. “I was worried going into that fourth quarter and as you saw, for good reason. Andy is one heck of an angler and to get to watch him go to work on those fish was tough at the time, but I actually learned a thing or two, I’ll tell you that.”

Andy Morgan found the going to be just as difficult in the 2nd period and it became evident that both of these anglers were holding out on their good spots until the second half. And while short fish were becoming the order of the day, Andy Morgan proceeded to boat a sizeable keeper of his own just after Davis had landed a keeper bass from the back of the boat.
In the second half the action really began to pick up as Mark Davis located schooling post spawners just off of the main river. Incredibly, his first few strikes were catfish, and after making a quick adjustment, the keepers started to land in the boat one after another allowing Davis to quickly fill out a strong limit.