Brent Sain, his wife and their 7-year-old daughter were looking forward Friday afternoon to a great weekend in Chattanooga.
“We’re staying at the Choo Choo and we’re going to have a big old time,” Sain said as he prepared to leave Chester Frost Park. “We’re making this a vacation.”
He’s been in town all week, practicing for and then competing in the National Bass Fishing Trail national tournament deciding the 2009 championship.
“Right now I’m just hoping I can rest a little while,” Sain said. “I’ve been going wide open since Sunday.”
His effort was worth it. Sain came into the Lake Chickamauga tournament ranked No. 1 in the NBT standings for adult angler of the year, and he solidified that honor by leading the three-day event wire to wire. Ahead by nearly 6 pounds after two days, he had Friday’s best total of 18.4 pounds of bass and totaled 61.19 for the tournament.