The final day of fishing at the Bass Pro Shops Big Cat Quest National Championship (BCQ) produced a stunning win by David Shipman and Brooke Wilkins. The Corinth, MS team won the World Championship of Catfishing earlier in the year and were setting in Fifth Place at the BCQ Classic with 126.45 pounds after the first day of competition. After day-two they had 242.95 pounds to take their second major crown of the year.
A strategy that included staying in the same area on day-two proved to be a successful decision for the 2015 WCC team. “We fished hard both days,” said Shipman. “ We went 42 miles from here both days. All that travel was in the rain and the wind. It left us with only about four hours to fish each day. Thank goodness it paid off. We were bumping the whole time. It is a good win for us. I am very proud for Brooke to win her national championship. We are both proud of it.”
“It feels pretty good to win,” said Wilkins. “We did the same thing on day-two that we did on day-one. We went to the same places. The current was a little bit different on day-two; the weather was a little bit different with all the rain. They bit harder on Saturday and much slower today. We ran about an hour and a half to get to our fishing spot and it paid off. It’s been a good year for us. We have really been blessed. This win is still sinking in for me right now.”