BY KAYLEIGH FREEMAN FOR THE OBSERVER

AUBURN – Auburn native Lucas Lindsay won first place in Division 1 of the 2025 Bassmaster Opens, a series of four competitive fishing tournaments. Out of approximately 170 participants in Division 1, only the top 50 qualified for the Bassmasters Elite Qualifiers, with Lindsay at the top of the scoreboard. Although the 26-year-old bass fisherman found great success in his most recent tournament, his interest in fishing has spanned across his whole life. “I’m mostly self taught, but I was given a rod and reel at the age of two or three, and it had the little rubber fish on it, like every little kid gets, “ Lindsay said. “I eventually made my way to the banks of a pond and grew up pond fishing.” Lindsay began fishing competitively after co-founding Auburn

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