WADDINGTON — Another first for Canadian Chris Johnston. The Peterborough, Ont., native clinched the Elite Series overall title Saturday, becoming the first Canadian to win angler-of-the-year honours.
The Peterborough, Ont., native clinched the Elite Series overall title Saturday, becoming the first Canadian to win angler-of-the-year honours. And he did so emphatically, registering the day's heaviest five-fish bag to qualify for the final round of the circuit's season-ending event.
Chris Johnston's five-fish limit of 29 pounds five ounces moved him from No. 31 to fourth with 73 pounds two ounces. Included was the heaviest fish of the day at six pounds seven ounces. "You have no idea how much stress I was under the last couple of days," Johnston said."Everything that could have gone wrong did.
The Johnston brothers will both be chasing history Sunday. If either wins the tournament, they'd become the first Canadian to capture two Elite Series events.
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