The event paired eight Hall of Famers with eight Bassmaster Elite pros for a single day on the water.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORSHere's how the football side of the field stacked up.Super Bowl XXIX champion linebacker Rickey Jackson, paired with two-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier John Garrett, won the whole thing with 21 pounds, 10 ounces.Rickey Jackson and John Garrett win the first annual Bassmaster Randy Moss Pro Football Hall of Fame Pro-Am.(Amber Harding Snyder)Jackson, a Pahokee, Fla., native who grew up around Lake Okeechobee, compared the win to the biggest stage he knows: "I mean, it's kind of like winning the Super Bowl."DENNY HAMLIN CHASES MONSTER LARGEMOUTH BASS IN TEXAS WITH BASSMASTER PRO CHRIS ZALDAINMinus the free trip to Disney World, of course.Joe Thomas spent tournament week loudly promising a win and needling Randy Moss over the tournament bearing his name."I would say these guys are trembling in their boots because I am by far the most experienced and talented of the bass fishermen here, pros included," Thomas (jokingly, we think) told OutKick Outdoors on the dock just before launch.
"I mean, it's just a matter of when we collect our prize money and the trophy at this point.He and his partner, Jay Przekurat, nearly made good on the promise, too, finishing second at 21-5, just 5 ounces short of the win.Joe Thomas and Jay Przekurat came just 5 ounces short of the win.(Amber Harding Snyder)Thomas kept the trash talk going all the way to the scale: "It would feel great to snatch that right from Randy Moss because he's been cheating a little bit...
but as you can see, when you're from Wisconsin, you guys can cheat all you want, Randy Moss.The real fishermen are right here.
We'll take care of it."Offensive lineman Kevin Mawae finished third at 20-6 alongside Robert Gee.Mawae turned out to be no stranger to the sport, revealing he lives near Toledo Bend Reservoir.
It’s one of the top bass fisheries in the country, and he ...