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Indianapolis man keeps lead in major fishing tournament

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DULUTH, Ga. (Aug. 10, 2012) – Forty-six of the best professional bass anglers from all over the world continued their four-day battle for a top cash award of $500,000 at the Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing, on Lake Lanier on Friday.

Overcast skies and wind greeted anglers on the second day of competition. After weighing a massive 21 pounds, 15 ounces on the opening day of competition, Jacob Wheeler of Indianapolis retained his lead after Day 2 by weighing a five-bass limit for 11 pounds, 12 ounces. Wheeler's two-day catch of 10 bass weighing 33 pounds, 11 ounces gives him a 3-pound, 3-ounce lead heading into the third day of the tournament.

"I just never got that big bite," said Wheeler, who won the Bass Fishing League All-American in 2011. "It was a struggle this morning to catch what I caught. I pulled into the area that I really thought was a good area where I caught three big ones yesterday and didn't catch any good ones there today."

Coverage of the Forrest Wood Cup will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network when "FLW" airs Sept. 16 from 1-2 p.m. ET. "FLW" is hosted by Jason Harper and is broadcast to more than 559 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

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