The South Region 2022 Season kicked off with 21 anglers hitting the water at Choke Canyon Reservoir. Launching from Calliham, it was a post cold front brisk morning that shaped up to be a bluebird skies day.

Cory Leita continued his winning ways and continued to show why he was the 2021 AOY. One of only 4 fisherman to bring home a full bag, his 14.72lbs anchored by a 7.04lb tournament BB winner bested the field. Congratulations Cory!

Ryan Watkins needed a kicker, and his five fish 10.52lb was a close second. Rounding out the podium, Bruce White’s 9.54 full bag was good enough to take third. See full results.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the next stop, Canyon Lake, on 20 February.

Click thumbnails to enlarge pictures. From Left to Right 2021 STX Championship winners Dean Amos 2nd place Boater, Cory Leita 1st place Boater, Trey Gulley 1st place Non-Boater and Felix Appelt 2nd place Non-Boater; seoncd picture Cory Leita with big bass of tournament and third picture Cory Leita Angler of the Year. Cory Leita dominated the field of eight boaters with a hefty bag of fish weighing 18.24 pounds for two days and Big Bass of 6.86 pounds. Trey Gulley overcame eight non-boaters with a winning weight of 12.29 pounds for two days. Second place boater went to Dean Amos with 10.48 pounds and Second place non-boater went to Felix Appelt with 8.03 pounds. See full results and year-to-date standings.