Byron Albrecht was the top Boater Angler from Texas at the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional at Arkansas River and advances to the BASS Nation National Championship October 18-20 on Lake Hartwell in Anderson SC.
James Seymour, of Oglesby, Texas, led the 80 competitors in the co-angler division with a three-day total of six bass weighing 19-8. Seymour caught a three-bass limit of 11-1 on Friday to jump to the top of the Co-Angler field and earn the $2,500 cash prize.
Seymour, 44, rallied after catching only one bass for 2-4 on Day 1 and a pair of fish totaling 6-3 on Day 2.
“I was grinding and knew I had to do something different,” Seymour said.
That involved Texas-rigging a Zoom Trick Worm (green pumpkin/purple flake) with its tail dipped in red dye. He popped a tungsten nail weight into the other end of the lure, which gave it a unique fall.
Seymour will be making his first trip to the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. He also won the co-angler division of the Texas Nation Championship.
“It’s been pretty amazing,” he said. “We have a tough region. To win here and go to Nationals, it’s really a dream coming true.”
