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Sudden Death Pressure Cooker

MLF anglers face quick exit on Day Four of Summit Cup

Sudden Death Pressure Cooker

Beautiful, serene Chautauqua Lake is about to become an explosive aquatic pressure cooker.

That's because this fourth day of the event marks the beginning of the Sudden Death rounds at the Jack Link's Major League Fishing 2013 General Tire Summit Cup competition on the picturesque 13,000-acre Western New York lake.

With countless docks offering shots at largemouth bass resting in the shade, not to mention the temptation of schools of smallmouth bass swimming just off-shore, this could be a lightning fast sprint to the finish line.

"The cut-weight being 24 pounds, I think that's very achievable," said Mike Iaconelli, the 2003 Bassmaster Classic champion. "You really have...

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