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Local angler wins big on Lake Lanier
Fishing
Dawsonville native Jason Johnson after winning the 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League tournament presented by T-H Marine at Lake Lanier on Feb. 3. - photo by For the Dawson County News
Dawson County angler Jason Johnson picked up the first win of his professional career on Feb. 3 in the 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine at Lake Lanier. Johnson’s winning stringer of five bass weighed in at 19 pounds and 1 ounce to net him the tournament’s top prize of $6,596 and the newly installed FLW Phoenix Bonus award of $7,000, for a total cash winnings of $13,596.