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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (April 1, 2024) – Boater Roger Fitzpatrick of Eldon, Missouri, caught a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 6 ounces, Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on Lake of the Ozarks . The tournament was the second event of the season for the BFL Ozark Division. Fitzpatrick, age 59, is an eight-time BFL All-American qualifier and has now won 11 BFL tournaments in his career. He earned $5,689 for the victory.
A recent retiree and a Lake of the Ozarks local, Fitzpatrick was able to spend four days practicing for the tournament. While he was able to find some quality bass and had about 25 pounds in practice on Thursday, Fitzpatrick wasn’t able to duplicate his best pattern on Friday. As is so often the case in spring tournaments, the bass were in transition, and Fitpatrick knew he might have to adjust on Saturday.
And that’s exactly how it turned out.
“I was fishing…
