Cooperstown Native Wins St. Croix Bassmaster Open

Kyle Patrick shows off a 21.5-inch largemouth bass caught in Otsego Lake off Six Mile Point when he was 9 years old. (Photo from “The Freeman’s Journal” archives)

By WRILEY NELSON
OSAGE BEACH, MO

Cooperstown native Kyle Patrick has reached new heights in the world of competitive bass fishing. The 26-year-old won the three-day St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake of the Ozarks with an impressive tournament total of 53 pounds, 11 ounces on Sunday, September 24. The feat earned Patrick a $44,134.00 prize and an automatic berth at the 2024 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic, scheduled for March 22-24 on Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees in Oklahoma.

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