The Unionreports that 24-year-old Michael Bennett recently became the youngest champion in the Forrest Wood Cup. He won $1 million.
Team Duracell pro Michael Bennett, originally from Grass Valley, caught a two-day total of nine bass weighing 24 pounds, 15 ounces to win $1 million in the Forrest Wood Cup presented by BP and Castrol on Lake Murray Sunday.
Bennett is the youngest champion in the history of the Forrest Wood Cup and topped his closest rival, Team Kellogg's pro Dave Lefebre of Union City, Penn., by more than five pounds to become the sport's second instant millionaire.
"This hasn't sunk in at all," said Bennett, who became the youngest angler to reach $1 million in career earnings and has banked $1.4 million in FLW Outdoors events. "I mean, I'm excited and have an unbelievable feeling inside, but overall it hasn't sunk in. It's incredible."
Bennett said he targeted fresh shallow water and his bait of choice was Snag Proof Fred Frog Custom Color. You can read a Q&A with Bennett here.
