
One of the endearing tendrils of tournament fishing is the sportsmanship shared among competitors. Carver – a past All-American winner and this event’s top boater for days one and two on Lake Hamilton – capped a truly dramatic weigh-in with the kind of showmanship you just can’t script.
Here’s the scene: Berlo had just squeaked past second-place boater Kevin Snider by 3 ounces, so when cool-hand Carver walks his bag to the scale with a classic poker face, Berlo’s thinking his short time in the hot seat is about to end.
“I really thought he had me,” Berlo said. “I definitely thought he had the tournament wrapped up.”
Carver pulls out three small fish that totaled 3 pounds. He needed only another pound, and Berlo looked like he neede...
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