Carbondale native Trey McKinney won the 2025 Bassmaster Elite at Lake St. Clair event on Sunday, leading from start to finish.
The 20-year-old caught five smallmouth bass that weighed 23 pounds, 13 ounces on the final day to claim the championship and the first place prize of $102,500.
His four day weight of 96 pounds, 1 ounce was the largest ever for a tournament on Lake St. Clair and the fifth-largest all-time for a Bassmaster event.
It is McKinney’s first win of the season and second of his career. He’s the youngest two-time winner in the Elite Series.
