... hunt out, supposedly. Higman caught a 7.81-pound bass and led the 2008 Bonanza until the final four hours, when Duke Gunnell of Benton caught one in the Pendleton Pool that weighed 8.11 pounds and won the $100,000 first prize. This year ...

... tournament was held on the Arkansas River. This professional contest awarded $250,000 to winner Boyd Duckett. In 2008, Duke Gunnell of Benton won the $100,000 top prize of the Big Bass Bonanza with an 8.14-pound largemouth. Scientists with ...

... winning." These tournaments often have competitors in bass boats zipping here and there at 70 miles an hour. For Duke Gunnell, though, winning meant driving 160 miles or so two-thirds of the way through the Big Bass Bonanza's allotted three ...

GREERS FERRY -- Duke Gunnell of Little Rock and Steve Howard of Conway won their third straight Arkansas Team Bass tournament last weekend. Fishing on Greers ...

... took a minute to hoop and holler, then we cranked up the boat and started for the weigh-in." Andrews' catch made Duke Gunnell's stay atop the leaderboard a short one. Gunnell of Scott hauled in a 6.36-pound bass in the Dumas pool during ...

... family gathered for the final weigh-in to conclude and his wife, Wendy, cried, as Andrews was announced. Jeremy Smith of McCrory came in second with a 6.39-pound catch and Duke Gunnell of Scott was third with a 6.36-pound catch.