This is from the 09 Tourney....Old news but good news
The other was Carl Jocumsen from NSW Australia. He said he was just "blown away" by the friendliness of all the pros and the way they helped and just plain had a good time on Lake Mead. For instance, he said Fred Roumbanis knew he was in the running for the AAA title and did all he could to put him on a good pattern, including the spot that produced the big fish of the day, the 3.33 that won Jocumsen $2000 to go with his check for second place in the tournament.
Jocumsen among world's best anglers
Cameron Leslie | 8th September 2009
TOOWOOMBA angler Carl Jocumsen has proved he can more than match it with the world's best.
Jocumsen walked away from last week's United States Open with more than $8000 in prizemoney.
The Toowoomba angler won a trip to the US after winning the national bass final last year and quickly stamped his authority in one of the world's biggest bass tournaments.
Competing in the AAA category of the event, Jocumsen finished second.
He missed out on victory by just more than 500 grams, with Chris Faehling of the US taking home the AAA title.
For finishing second in the tournament, Jocumsen took home $6455 in prizemoney.
Jocumsen also added a further $2347 to the kitty when he landed one of the tournament's biggest fish.
Despite being one of the few overseas anglers in the field, on website wonbass.com, Jocumsen said he has been “blown away” by the friendliness of the pros and the way they had helped him on Lake Mead.
US angler Fred Roumbanis went out of his way to help Jocumsen find a good fishing spot, once he realised the Toowoomba fisherman was in the running for the AAA title.
The US Open was a massive tournament with more than $US260,000 in prizemoney paid out, while a further $US15,000 was paid out for the biggest fish landed each day.
Photo: Aussie Carl Jocumsen, right, and pro Fred Roumbanis with the 3.33 largemouth that made for a big day three and a paycheck for both anglers.
The other was Carl Jocumsen from NSW Australia. He said he was just "blown away" by the friendliness of all the pros and the way they helped and just plain had a good time on Lake Mead. For instance, he said Fred Roumbanis knew he was in the running for the AAA title and did all he could to put him on a good pattern, including the spot that produced the big fish of the day, the 3.33 that won Jocumsen $2000 to go with his check for second place in the tournament.
Jocumsen among world's best anglers
Cameron Leslie | 8th September 2009
TOOWOOMBA angler Carl Jocumsen has proved he can more than match it with the world's best.
Jocumsen walked away from last week's United States Open with more than $8000 in prizemoney.
The Toowoomba angler won a trip to the US after winning the national bass final last year and quickly stamped his authority in one of the world's biggest bass tournaments.
Competing in the AAA category of the event, Jocumsen finished second.
He missed out on victory by just more than 500 grams, with Chris Faehling of the US taking home the AAA title.
For finishing second in the tournament, Jocumsen took home $6455 in prizemoney.
Jocumsen also added a further $2347 to the kitty when he landed one of the tournament's biggest fish.
Despite being one of the few overseas anglers in the field, on website wonbass.com, Jocumsen said he has been “blown away” by the friendliness of the pros and the way they had helped him on Lake Mead.
US angler Fred Roumbanis went out of his way to help Jocumsen find a good fishing spot, once he realised the Toowoomba fisherman was in the running for the AAA title.
The US Open was a massive tournament with more than $US260,000 in prizemoney paid out, while a further $US15,000 was paid out for the biggest fish landed each day.