Decatur, Al— If tournament bass fishing were basketball, Omori’s win at Wheeler Lake was a buzzer beater. With a final day bag weighing 25 pounds, 3 ounces, the trophy belonged to him.
After a slow start, and a bag weighing just south of 11 pounds, Omori found himself in 72nd place at the end of the first day. Friday was kinder to him, and the 23 pounds, 3 ounces he weighed in put him in 4th place—and well within striking distance of a win.
He would continue to climb from there.
On Saturday, he brought a mix of largemouth and smallmouth bass to the stage, tipping the scales at 22 pounds, 9 ounces. The performance was good enough to land 2nd place.
The aforementioned Sunday performance was the tournament’s largest bag, and wrapped up the come from behind victory.
For the most part, Omori was using a walk-the-dog style topwater bait, a 5 inch swimbait, and a Carolina rigged worm. For more on this tournament, click here.
Next stop for the Elite Series Pros is Toledo Bend on May 12th.