What an emotional ride Saturday for Baxter Springs resident Gunnar Wixon lost his first place, and the $100,000 prize, with five minutes left in the 2023 Cherokee Casino Grove Grand Lake Big Bass Bash, presented by Black Rain Ordnance Inc.
Wixon checked in at 12:33 p.m. Saturday at the Hammerhead Marina ramp with a 6.53 pound bass to briefly take the lead in the Grand Lake Big Bass Bash with a $100…