Day 3 Position: 4th
Day 3 Weight: 15lbs, 15 oz
Cumulative Weights: 44lbs, 15 oz

On a day when bites were at a premium, Matthee seemingly made it look easy.

The rookie from South Africa had a limit by 9 a.m. and says he caught a number of short fish throughout the day.

“I just never got a kicker,” says Matthee, who weighed in 14-10. “I caught a lot of fish, especially early. Then it died down.”

The bite dying has been quite the issue for him, more so because of the fish constantly repositioning on him in Horse Creek. On day one, Matthee says he caught all his fish off wood. Day two it was docks. Today, it was rocks.

Fortunately, he’s been consistently doing something he loves: throwing a spinnerbait, which is something he grew up doing.

“The first day, my biggest bite came on a spinnerbait, and she had it all the way back in her throat,” Matthee says. “After that, I said I was going to stick with it, and I have.”