Jordan Lee Claims Second MLF Heavy Hitters Title

It’s been an extended and brutally scorching week within the Florida Swamp. Happily for Jordan Lee, who’s no stranger to utilizing a top-water frog, the fish bass had been biting they usually had been feeding on frogs! Lee was fishing the Kissimmee Chain with a Berkley Swamp Lord for almost all of the occasion to win his second Main League Fishing Heavy Hitters title held in Florida. The win earned Lee $100,000. 

“Once I received my first Heavy Hitters occasion on the Kissimmee Chain, it was a totally completely different lake however I used to be excited to fish this occasion as a result of I’ve a terrific monitor file there,” mentioned Lee. “This time, having the ability to do it on a frog was superior; it’s a bait that’s laborious to solely win on however the Berkley Swamp Lord gave me an edge that helped me win $100,000. The lake has at all times been good to me and successful on one in every of my favourite methods to fish made it even cooler.”

Lee focused on fishing grass mats and mentioned he discovered fish in each numbers and measurement making bomb casts with a Berkley Swamp Lord fished on his signature Abu Garcia Jordan Lee casting rod and paired with an Abu Garcia Revo STX with 50-pound Berkley X5 braided line.

Lee mentioned it’s this combo that helped him win the occasion. He additionally boasted in regards to the Berkley Swamp Lord Frog. 

“There are a number of frogs in the marketplace however on this case, the Swamp Lord was the deal,” mentioned Lee. “It’s fatter and a little bit heavier than most frogs and that made an enormous distinction in permitting these fish to raised pinpoint the bait above them coming over the mat. It’s the right topwater frog to throw in, and wrench bass out of the nasty stuff.”

Not solely did Lee safe his second MLF Heavy Hitters victory with the lure but it surely additionally dominated for fellow Berkley anglers Brandon Coulter and Keith Poche, who discovered many bass and explosive bites on the Berkley topwater frog. After being launched to the anglers in 2023, the Swamp Lord has contributed to a number of anglers’ success and can proceed to place fish within the boat for years to come back. 

“I’m actually simply blown away by how good it was to me this week, catching them one in every of my favourite methods, fishing this heavy hydrilla,” Lee mentioned. “I grew up fishing like this. I used to be actually comfy when I discovered this chunk. And it was only a particular chunk. It obtained more durable because the week went on, however I stayed affected person, and man, it was simply superior.”

Last Standings

1. Jordan Lee — 27-14 (7) — 4-13

2. Keith Poche — 23-10 (5) — 6-15

3. Matt Becker — 19-04 (5) — 4-08

4. Kevin VanDam — 18-14 (4) — 7-12

5. Brandon Coulter — 12-05 (3) — 5-01

6. Bryan Thrift — 8-07 (2) — 4-12

7. Todd Faircloth — 8-01 (2) — 5-01

8. Brent Ehrler — 7-00 (1) — 7-00

9. Dakota Ebare — 6-12 (2) — 3-09

10. Alton Jones Jr. — 0-00 (0) — 0-00

Keith Lusher

Keith Lusher is an award successful out of doors journalist that resides in Covington, Louisiana. He owns and operates NorthshoreFishingReport.com and writes a weekly out of doors column for the Slidell Impartial Newspaper. He additionally writes for the St.Tammany Parish Tourism Fee’s VisitTheNorthshore.com. He’s the previous host of The Northshore Fishing Report Radio Present and is on the board of the Louisiana Out of doors Writers Affiliation. Keith contributes to quite a few publications each on-line and in print and prides himself on selling South Louisiana’s distinctive fishery. To contact Keith e-mail: keithlusherjr@gmail.com