La Crosse, Wisc. (Sept. 5, 2012) – Ben Otto of the Wisconsin State Team leads overall after the first day of the 2012 TBF Northern Division Championship, presented by Cabela’s on the Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wisc. The anglers are fishing pools 7, 8 & 9 this week.
Twenty-nine year old Otto, who was also the Wisconsin State Champion, took a very early lead when he weighed in 17-00 lbs. He had a kicker smallie that weighed 4 lbs. “I caught most of my fish on one little school. I had a pretty good limit by 10 o’clock today,” said Otto. “I know we have a weather change coming up, it could make things interesting on the third day, but things are going ok so far.” Otto is very familiar with the waters, he grew up in La Crosse, but now lives near Green Bay. Continue reading