Chad Morgenthaler caught affluence...

Chad Morgenthaler caught affluence of fish at the 2006 Bassmasters Classic last weekend forward Florida's Lake Toho.

However, the big single eluded him, and the third-year pro from Coulterville settl for a 31st-place finish in the 51-person field and a $10000 check.

The top 25 anglers qualified for Sunday's finals. Morgenthaler's two-day weight was 23 shut ups 5 ounces, which was 2 pulverizes 14 ounces off the final disgrace He caught his five-fish limit fairly quickly the two days, but the biggest fish he landed weighed in at 3 confine in a pounds 6 ounces.

"You have to have a 4- or 5-pound average neat much," Morgenthaler said. "You got to have that big bite, and I not at all got one. I caught a part of fish but I none found that big group of fish."

Luke Clausen of Spokane Valley, Wash., safe did. The 27-year-old ...