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Combs Stays in Catbird Seat

Texan leads event on Falcon Lake, eyes all-time record

Combs Stays in Catbird Seat
Keith Combs needs help showing off his Day Two bag. (James Overstreet photo)

ZAPATA, Texas — Do the math: 33 pounds x 4 days = 132.

You can bet Texan Keith Combs is doing the multiplication. Combs weighed 28 pounds, 1 ounce Friday, and while not duplicating his 34-13 smash of Thursday, he still amassed 62-14 after two days in the Rigid Industries Falcon Slam out of Zapata, Texas.

Such a weight after two days is enough to dream of the possibility of coming close to or busting the 132-8 Bassmaster Elite Series all-time, five-fish-limit, four-day weight record set five years ago on Falcon.

And now with a 7-pound, 7-ounce lead, Combs can also set his sights for his first win on Lake Falcon, where he’s been a guide for years. It...

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