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Mustang Survival pro-staffer Mike McClelland staged an amazing come from behind win this past weekend at the Sunshine Showdown on the Harris Chain of Lakes, where his Bassmaster career started 20 years ago.

Brian Snowden almost won the first BassMaster Elite Series event of the season without catching a fish Sunday. Ten of the final 12 anglers had weighed in at the Harris Chain of Lakes, and Snowden’s 54-pound, three-day total remained unsurpassed. But when Mike put 15 pounds on the scales Sunday, he took a lead of just over 5 pounds!

With the win, Mike takes the top position in the 2008 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings, the season long chase that will determine the top 36 qualifiers for the 2009 Bassmaster Classic, with the AOY winning $250,000. The next stop on the Elite Series circuit is the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes out of Lake Wales, Fla., for the March 13-16 Citrus Slam presented by Longhorn.

You can watch Mike’s come-from-behind victory on ESPN2 Saturday, March 15, at 9 a.m. on The Bassmasters.