Fishing unfamiliar water is every bass angler’s toughest challenge. Successfully figuring out the bite, consistently finding quality fish and making the right adjustments when conditions change are the hallmarks of champion anglers — it’s what separates them from the field. Now imagine fishing unfamiliar water, in a foreign land, in a different hemisphere during a different season, in an ecosystem that no American bass angler normally faces … welcome to the Vaal River in South Africa and the home of the Black Bass World Championship. 

The USA Bass team took on the challenge and clawed their way to the medal stand with a furious day-three run that finished with all three USA Bass teams in the top ten.