Jimmy Callahan felt pretty lucky to have caught an 8.96 lb bass weighing during the very first hour of the Berkley Big Bass tournament. The fact that it was the only fish weighed in over the slot on Saturday, made him feel even luckier.

But then, during the last hour of the tournament, Sunday afternoon, Bob Roberts of Longview weighed in his own lunker, and Jimmy's saw his luck run out. Or did it?

Bob's fish also weighed in at 8.96 lbs.; a dead even tie. That is not a common occurrence at a big bass tournament. So who wins? The rules are clear. The top place goes to the angler with the largest second fish. Unfortunately, Jimmy never weighed in a second fish. But Bob had. His relatively puny 1.66 lb bass was worth $35,000 in cash and prizes.

Jimmy Qualls of Euless caught the largest bass under the slot limit . His fish weighed-in at 3.08 lbs. winning a Skeeter Bass Boat valued at $28,000. In all more than 750 anglers competed in what many consider the last major bass tournament of 2009.