Journey of 1,000 miles pays for Oklahoma angler

Wins overall title, boats big bass in FLW tournament Saturday

Eddie Carper holds up his winning big bass at 9.15 pounds. (GREG WALKER / Special To The Daily News)

FLW bass angler Eddie Carper is from Valliant, Oklahoma. He drove a distance of 996 miles to reach Palatka, a 15-hour trip to fish the St. Johns River in the FLW Phoenix Bass Fishing League’s Gator…

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