The CPF Lures team, represented by Chuck Pippin and Jason George, brought a three-bass limit totaling 15 pounds, 7 ounces to the stage Tuesday to win the 2024 ICAST Cup at Lake Toho Presented by Major League Fishing (MLF).
The four-hour bassfishing tournament, hosted by the Kissimmee Sports Commission, was the kickoff event to ICAST 2024 and raised a total of $8,200 to benefit the industry’s angler advocacy program, Keep America Fishing. In its tenyear history, the charity tournament has raised more than $89,200 for Keep America Fishing.
In the field of 41 boats, the local team of Steve “Boogie Brown,” Cindy Joint and Terry Seagraves took 10th place by bringing in three bass that totaled 10 pounds, 4 ounces.
Pippin said they caught their limit early, in an area about the size of a bass boat.
“We caught them all by 8 a.m. and just got really fortunate,” said Pippin. “A lot of guys were here from all across the country, and I think they were speeding up because we only have four hours.”
USA Bass partnered with MLF and Keep America Fishing to award the top-finishing women’s pair at the ICAST Cup a spot on the 2025 USA Pan American Bass fishing team. The highest-finishing team of female anglers was Nicole Abrams and Julie Leavitt, who brought three bass to the stage totaling 10 pounds, 8 ounces to finish 8th overall Tuesday to earn their spot.
