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Chuck Metheny & Rodney Marks

This has been the closes race we have ever had for the TAOY.

It all came down to the last tournament of the year on the South Winter Haven Chain of Lakes. One and a half points separated our first two teams as the final tournament began.

It was a wet and misty morning as the sun started to come up, or I should say, as it got a little lighter. As the boats headed to their first stop the down pour began. The wind was howling as it was hard to even stand on the front decks of their fishing machines but our competitors knew that they had to catch fish in these adverse conditions to claim the cherished prize. Chuck and Rodney had a very slight lead on Brian and Fred and it was all down to this. Both teams had spent a lot of time preparing for this but conditions had not been this bad on any of the practice days. It would be adapt or loose.