(Joe Thrun (far left) and Jim Moynagh on stage at Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship)A 20-pound bag of bass on the final day of fishing allowed Minnesota anglers Joe Thrun and Jim Moynagh to keep the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship crown for a third consecutive year.
It also their fifth title in the tournament's 15-year history.
Thrun was at a loss to explain their dominance.
"The lake's been good to us," says Thrun. "We just come out here and fish really hard and good lord willing we come out on top. We don't have any excuses or reasons why. We just fish hard and its works out."
Teammate Jim Moynagh says staying the area that they pre-fished was key.
"We practised in there and really didn't do that well," says Moynagh. "There was a little bit of activity and we thought maybe we'll start there anyway. So the decisions we made, starting with that, we made the right decisions."
Thrun and Moynagh's three day-total of 57.76 pounds was eight pounds more than second place finishers Lauren Ras and Chuck Olson of Bemidji.
The top team to finish from the Rainy River district was Chad and Mike Hanson of Fort Frances in 5th.
Dorian Lindholm of Fort Frances and Bill Wilcox of Burleson, Texas had the biggest fish of the tournament at 5.26 pounds. It was the biggest fish caught at the tournament since 2007.
