Rookie Griffin Takes BASS Event on Oneida Lake

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SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Thirty-two-year-old Chad Griffin caught his first bass at 22 years old and instantly became addicted. Ten years later, the Cresson, Texas, resident who grew up in Alaska - a state reportedly with no largemouth bass population - cashed in on a dream, to the tune of $100,000, at the regular-season finale, the Ramada Champion's Choice on Oneida Lake. Griffin, an Elite Series rookie, worked Oneida for both relevant species - largemouth and smallmouth - and tallied 65 pounds, 10 ounces, enough to hold off hard-charging Jeff Kriet of Ardmore, Okla., by more than 2 pounds.</p>

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