Local Teen Wins World Bass Championship

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By Holly Zuluaga

Summary

After winning the Western Division, Jake Cook competed in the Bass Master Junior World Championship in Florida. Action News sat down with Jake after he got back.

Story Published: Nov 8, 2009 at 9:58 PM PST

TRI-CITIES--After winning the Western Division, Jake Cook competed in the Bass Master Junior World Championship in Florida.

Action News sat down with Jake after he got back.

Jake won by 6 pounds, most tournaments are won by ounces.

He won a $5,000 scholarship and a $10,000 boat.

“I knew I won before I got up there, but it doesn’t really sink in and hit you until it’s actually like you won. It’s like wow, it was such a rush. A big adrenaline rush and I couldn’t really talk. I mean I could, but it was shaky,” Jake Cook said.

Jake says part of the reason he thinks he was so successful is because he went to Florida a month earlier to pre-fish.

This is the last year he'll compete with the juniors.