New Jersey pro-angler Adrian Avena scored his first major win during Stage Five of the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour event held on Cayuga Lake June 6-11, earning a $100,000 paycheck.
Avena, who is from Vineland, caught eight scorable smallmouth bass Sunday – the final day of the tournament – with his best five weighing 28 pounds, 10 ounces. The Stage Five at Cayuga Lake in New York featured pros competing using the Major League Fishing standard catch, weigh, immediate-release format, which allowed the event to take place during New York’s catch-and-release bass season.
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