Scott Martin wins 2024 Bassmaster Open at Lake Okeechobee with 90 pounds, 6 ounces

@ScottMartinChallenge brought 31 pounds, 7 ounces to the weigh-in on the Final Day of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Okeechobee to take the title. His three-day total of 90 pounds, 6 ounces gives him the victory and the first berth into the 2025 Bassmaster Classic. He also set the Opens weight record that stood since 2011 at the Kissimmee Chain.

Leaderboard: https://www.bassmaster.com/tournament/st-croix-bassmaster-open-at-lake-okeechobee/

Martin goes wire-to-wire in record fashion: https://www.bassmaster.com/opens/news/martin-completes-wire-to-wire-victory-on-lake-okeechobee/

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All right hang hang on Scott I know you’re like ready to get up here but it’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for you guys realize you might be about to see history again I said it Scott set the single day record weight record earlier this week we didn’t even talk

About it at 33b and 2 O for the opens that unseated Whitney Stevens 3213 bag right now he hasn’t even weighed in and he has a two-day total of 5815 so we’ve got several records that we’re after he may even break that his his personal bag

Record from two days ago we’re going to find out we know that he’s got a chance for that but the first records Gerald Swindle record which is the open record of a three-day total of 80 lbs and 13 O the next record we’re after is the alltime three-day tournament weight

Record of 835 caught by B and velv we know that is all up for grabs are we ready are you guys ready cuz I need you going crazy once this happens all right Tucker we need you side by side you get out of that hot seat cuz you’re in

Second or first place right now let’s bring him up out of clu in Florida Scott Martin bring him to the stays five in the bag you need 9 lbs 13 O to unseat Tucker Smith I think that’s going to happen looking for 9 to 13 he’s got it 31 lbs 7

Oz three days total of 90 lb and 6 oz it’s going to be a new Bassmaster all time three day tournament total record again of 90 lb and 6 o he’s going to be your Champion clu in Florida let’s hear it for Him and we’re going to hold a picture of all five let’s see what we got here first though Roland I want you holding these other two so we’ll get rolling up here 812 812 on that one rolling get up here hold some fish up too we’re going to hold up that 312b

Bag I think you know how to do that hold a bass up on stage so again 90 pounds and 6 oz through the week it’s a new alltime bass master weight record for a three-day tournament let’s hear it for him he’s going to be your Champion all right Scott let’s chat wow what a special week I’ve had to hold it in all week uh I knew this going to be a tough tournament and I knew I was going to have to just fish as slow and methodical as I could and I had to you know in a

Lot of tourament you run around and you try to fish and you try to get excited and you try to do this and that keep your energy level I was opposite I just I was going to just cover water and fish slow and I tell you what the Lord’s

Blessed me so much I I I just can’t even believe it you know I I gave my life to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ back in 2000 and he’s changed my life he’s made me a better father he’s made me a better husband he’s made me a better friend and

He’s given me eternal life so it’s been been amazing but to win it here in this parking lot in front of my mom I’m so glad you’re here mom my dad that’s here he won a tournament here uh in 91 right on the other side of the marina here you had

The stage set up and uh I was felt like I was part of that tournament I practiced with Dad those couple days and he gave me credit on stage that I was a big help that week he had me rigging tackle at night and helping him get his

Stuff ready and everything and that was the first time I thought you know I really want to stand on that stage one day and to have that go full circle here in Clon in front of my family and friends is just so amazing so my sister

I’m so proud of her when she’s doing my nephews sharah over there the help that you give Shar I tell you um shar’s helping us out with my mom and she’s been a big help it’s been a big deal so thank you so much for all that because

You’re able to get her here and all that it’s a big deal my wife I love you so much babe she’s been praying I’m I’m probably forgetting people but my boys I just love everybody thank you so much uh it’s just a blessing and I I’ll just

Say that I mean we this town means a lot I mean Scott they were out there in the mornings driving golf carts you know it was about so much more than just the fishing tournament just to cap it off with with the way you just won this

Event it was just something special and I’m glad just personally I was able and the bass staff we were able to to be a part of writing this history in in the sport that we all so love well I tell you this this every tournament I’ve ever

Won I’ve had motivation of some sort to win it and and my motivation this week was this Lake uh I started an organization we all did Raymond myself my wife a bunch of other people called Anglers for Lake oobe and it’s where we fight for the health of this Lake we’re

Fighting for the vegetation we’re fighting for the fish we’re fighting for the small towns around this Lake and the people that call this place home and we need help we need Governor Des sis to put money inside of Lake oobe they’re spending lots of money around the lake

But we need money in the lake we need vegetation in the lake we need proper water levels in this Lake because we have to protect this natural resource this is a natural lake it’s not man-made it’s God God made and I tell you uh we

Just have to do that so do me a favor everyone that’s watching this follow us on Instagram and Facebook angr for Lake Show be part of the conversation that’s all we can do help fight for us send the governor an email a letter the cor engineers and South Florida water

Manager let them know we got to protect this L because it’s worth saving couldn’t said it better myself and he may be running for governor later all right let’s talk about a little bit of things that we just notched on our belt $50,000 I know that’s not a big

Deal but uh we were the first person out for the 2024 classic now you’re the first one in for the 2025 classic well I was yeah I know well special I tell you it takes a lot of pressure off of me you know to be able to fish the rest of the

Year on the elites I’m really loving my boat everything that I’ve got set up this year I made a couple changes my rods and reels are just amazing I’m fishing with L I’m fishing with a lot of confidence the rods are amazing all the actions and all that stuff really I it

Honestly plays a huge part in in My Success this week I’ve got uh new graph mounts beat down Outdoors my Dakota lithium batteries I mean I I there’s so many things when you have your boat and your equipment dialed in then 100% you’re going to fish better and that’s

The how it is I just my big huge thank you to all my sponsors uh before I forget my two boys Jacob and Reed over there I tell you what they’re they’re such amazing young men 23 and 24 years old doing well my son came uh from down

From Fort Lauderdale to watch this so I just you know I know I’m rambling now but I tell you it’s amazing Hillary is off in Alabama right now she’s just fished a tournament I just FaceTime her and she caught a seven pounder and a tournament at Gunnersville go Hillary

And she had 14 PBS and my daughter millia right there and she’s actually the best fisherman in the whole bunch she really is because she’s in fish much so she’s only made like a couple thousand casts ever but she’s caught out 100 bass so the ratio wise she’s killing

It you want hold some Hardware I’m ready all right let’s get Buzz up here from St Croy rods and on behalf of our title sponsoring here at Bass let’s make it official Clon Florida Let’s Get Loud for your Champion with a three day total of

90 lb and 6 oz you know that last name is Martin and the first name is Scott let’s hear it for your Champion here in Clon Florida you want to get the whole family up here for a photo I think we should let’s get everybody up

Here you and Rolland oh yeah you and Buzz and rolling I know how special this place is to all the Martin family