Bass winner

Anthony Tapia Jr. took top honors in the Junior Southwest Bassmasters' May tournament out of the Amelia Landing in the central marshes. On a tough day with the water rising, the young angler brought in a five-bass limit weighing 5.13 pounds to stand tall among his fellow club members among the three age-group divisions.

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Junior Southwest Bassmasters

AMELIA — Age-group results from the Junior Southwest Bassmasters-Denham Springs’ May tournament held from the Amelia public landing with anglers, their hometowns, number of bass weighed in parentheses (five-bass daily limit), total weight in pounds and big-bass winners:

15-18 age group: 1, Blake LeRay, Brusly (5) 4.49 pounds. Big Bass: LeRay, 1.3.

11-14 age group: 1, Anthony Tapia Jr., Bourg (5) 5.13. 2, Lane LeRay, Brusly (2) 2.67. 3, Reese Forbes, Holden (2) 2.61. Big Bass: Jaxon Harper, Livingston, 2.19.

7-10 age group: 1, Blake Harper, Livingston (2) 1.58. 2, Ryder Owens, Denham Springs (1) .82. Big Bass: Harper, .91.

Adult Division: 1, Nicholas Sholty, Denham Springs (5) 7.03. 2, Ricky LeRay, Brusly (5) 6.3. 3, Anthony Tapia Sr., Bourg (5) 6.08. Big Bass: LeRay, 2.49.

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