After the second tournament of the year Scott Rice approached me and told me he how bad he wasstruggling and he couldn't figure it out. Scott had weighed in one fish in the event and coupled with a poor finish at Baw Beese he was not only well out of the AOY lead but a long shot to make the top ten. I commented on how he'd make up for it the next weekend at Cadillac and didn't know how right I was. Scott dominated the field both days of the Cadillac event, winning both and getting the momentum started that would propel him to the top spot.
Scott is considered one of the best fishermen in the club and had won the AOY title in 2005 but was unable to duplicate that success until this year. He won three tournaments this year and won three in 2009 but it seems like he always had one or two stinkers every year which would prevent him from winning the coveted title. He had the stinkers this year as well but fished so well in the other events it didn't really matter.
Rice trailed Randy Peck who was looking for his first AOY title as they headed to Sleepy Hollow. Randy had a slim 1.5 pound lead but wasn't able to hold Scott off on a tough day at Lake Ovid. Randy could only bring one keeper to the scales and Scott had three fish to seal the deal. Randy had an awesome year as well and I'm sure it was disappointing for him to finish second but he should be proud of a great year.
Both anglers will participate in the "Classic" which will be held on Sunday, October 3rd on a lake to be determined. More info on the Classic qualifiers to come.
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