Minnesota-native Moynagh takes 6th

Carver, Minn., native Jim Moynagh finished third at the FLW Tour National Guard Open at Lake Norman (N.C.) His 16-pound, 12-ounce catch netted him a payout of $28,000. Not too shabby, but not the $150,000 Stetson Blaylock brought in for first. Still, any time one of the boys from Minnesota mixes it up with all the southern bass chasers, I'm always a little excited. On a side note, I spoke with Moynagh after the 2008 Forrest Wood Cup, and the guy knows a thing or two about fishing. With this performance, I'm interested to see if he'll get a return shot at the cup. Maybe I'll see if I can't track him down for an interview and see how the season is going for him.