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The atmosphere was electric as the teams battled it out for Gold, Silver and Bronze world championship medals. The USA Bass team emerged early on in the championship by amassing large weigh ins totals, which resulted in a dominating win. The team consisted of Captain Scott Martin, Scott Canterbury, James Watson, Fred Roumbanis, Anthony Gagliardi, Mark Rose, Jacob Wheeler and David Dudley. Led by USA Bass President Mark Schlarb and Coaches Charlie Evans and David Fritts. They also took home the individual pairs medals as well. Fred Roumbanis and James Watson taking the individual paris Gold medal. They were closely followed by Mark Rose and Anthony Gagliardi for individual pairs Silver. Captain Scott Martin and Scott Canterbury took home the pairs Bronze. The fourth place pair was P. Lansdell and J. Varkevisser of South Africa. Fifth place pair was E. German and P. German of Romania.
“What an incredible week.” said USAngling President Tony Forte. “We just witnessed a new era for competitive bass fishing this week. The fellowship and goodwill emerging from this week are just what this world needs right now. A special thanks to our title sponsor and host community of Capital City Lake Murray Country RTB for making this happen! Also to our incredible sponsor group: Yamamoto Baits, Bass Pro Shops, Yamaha, Gamma lines, Ranger boats, Power-Pole, Garmin, Bob’s Machine, TrickStep, Favorite Rods, MTech Lithium, Outlaw Ordnance, ArthroLife & TestoLife, Major Bass Media, TwistLock, YOLOTek, Careco, Gemini Jerseys and Black Rifle Coffee.”
"Capital City/Lake Murray Country was honored to host the first World Bass Championship in the United States. For a major part of October, the world's eyes and ears were on our region, Lake Murray and Columbia. Fans, families and many visitors followed the bass fishing completion of 25 countries. We can't wait to see the final economic impact, marketing reach and exposure this world event brought to South Carolina, states Miriam Atria, President/CEO CCLMC.
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