Counce, Tennessee angler Brandon Perkins goes wire-to-wire at Lake Amistad earning the $100,000 grand prize and NPFL Championship Shield.
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Story by Justin Brouillard | Photos by Tanner & Travis Lyons
After a dominant start to the tournament on day one with 29 pounds, 9 ounces, Brandon Perkins sealed the deal in Texas, becoming the first-ever NPFL Championship winner. Carrying a 12-pound lead into the final day, Perkins caught five bass weighing 20 pounds, 3 ounces on Showdown Saturday, adding to his day two weight of 21 pounds, 12 ounces. With a three-day total of 71 pounds, 8 ounces, he secured the inaugural NPFL Championship title on Lake Amistad with a stellar three days of fishing.
Perkins’s margin of victory was 15 pounds, 9 ounces and he has set the record for the most three-day weight in NPFL history.
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