Berkley Fireline Key to Larson’s NWT Championship Win
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Sep 25th, 2015 by OutdoorsFIRST
Modified Sep 25th, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Berkley Fireline key to Larson’s NWT Championship win
By Dave Landahl
Scott Larson felt confident heading into the Cabela’s National Walleye Tour (NWT) Championship on Devils Lake in Devils Lake, North Dakota, despite it being his home water. The home water jinx is common among competitive anglers. Quite often, fishing memories and old patterns take over and the results are not great.
Larson experienced the home-water jinx a couple years back on Devils Lake, but not this time. Spooling up his gear with his trusty Berkley Fireline, Larson conquered the walleye population this time out and captured his first major win on his home water.
“I had a pretty good feeling going into this event,” said Larson. “You like to at least represent yourself well on your home body of water. A couple of years ago, we had a championship on Devils Lake and I didn’t even cash a check. It was terrible. This year, I really put in the time to prepare for the event. I’m not saying other guys didn’t, but I really wanted it and worked hard. I think I did pretty well this time.”
Fireline was the key component for yarding fat ‘eyes out of the heavy cover.
“Fireline is a must for fishing walleyes on Devils Lake,” said Larson. “I know some guys will use Fireline and then tie a blood knot and a leader of fluorocarbon. Not me. I needed to have the Fireline tied directly to my jig on that last day. Fishing in deeper water, you need that contact and ability to pull fish out of the thick wood.”
Jigging wasn’t the only fishing method where Fireline stole the show for Larson.
“Earlier in the tournament and during pre-fish, I used Fireline for everything I fished,” said Larson. “Whether it was trolling Berkley Flicker Shads to get a limit during the tournament or pitching Berkley Flicker Minnows in practice to catch some big fish, the 10/4 Fireline was there for every catch.
“By the way, that size 11 Flicker Minnow is going to prove deadly on the Great Lakes. Can’t wait to fish it on Lake Erie next year.”
