Glenn Webb of Bethel, Oklahoma came out of the gate swinging at the Sam Rayburn Reservoir Southwestern Toyota Series event. Although he only brought four bass weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces to the scale on the final day, his huge Day-1 and Day-2 bags and three-day total of 63-12 carried him to victory, earning him the win by a 1-14 margin over Derek Mundy of Broaddus, Texas. Webb took home the top payout of $54,000 in the divison's first tournament of the 2022 season.
Mundy finished second with a three-day total of 61-14, a mere 15 ounces ahead of Dakota Ebare of Brookeland, Texas, with a three-day total of 60-15, good for third place.
“I’ve fished a lot of local tournaments back home, but this is the first time I’ve really ventured out and fished as a boater,” said Webb. “It feels great. It’s super cool to win the first big tournament on my first try.”
Webb said he wasn’t even planning to fish the event, but after a good finish in a local tournament the week before, he decided to take a shot at it and registered.
“I wasn’t really planning on fishing this event at all,” said Webb. “Once I decided to give it a try, I was able to find a link and get in and I’m so glad I did.”
Although he breezed through the first two days of competition, with more than 26 pounds on Day 1 and 28-05 on Day 2, the final day proved to be a bit more tedious for Webb, who said he threw an umbrella rig the first two days but had zero luck with it on the final day.
“There were probably more fish there on the final day than there were on Day 2 because they were loading up every day,” said Webb. “I don’t know if it was the clouds, the wind or the light, but something was off, so we had to make some adjustments.”
Webb switched to a Carolina rig late in the final day to catch his four keepers and hold on to the top spot, returning to Oklahoma with a Toyota Series trophy and a winner’s check.
Here are the final totals for the Top 10:
1st: Glenn Webb of Bethel, Okla., 14 bass, 63-12, $54,000
2nd: Derek Mundy of Broaddus, Texas, 15 bass, 61-14, $22,000
3rd: Dakota Ebare of Brookeland, Texas, 15 bass, 60-15, $16,250
4th: Brett Cannon of Willis, Texas, 15 bass, 52-10, $13,250
5th: Kris Wilson of Montgomery, Texas, 15 bass, 49-13, $12,250
6th: Cole Moore of Anacoco, La., 15 bass, 49-10, $9,775
7th: Jeffery Rice of Bossier City, La., 15 bass, 49-08, $8,300
8th: Jake Ormond of Sterlington, La., 15 bass,49-07, $7,300
9th: Cal Cameron of Coppell, Texas, 15 bass, 49-04, $6,300
10th: Jack York of Nacogdoches, Texas, 15 bass, 49-00, $4,700
