Shoopmans fish their way to Hawg Fight title

Don Shoopman, left, and Jacob Shoopman smile Sunday afternoon after the Hawg Fight Classic at Myette Point in the Atchafalaya Basin. The father-son team, which won the 2015 Angler of the Year title, had the second-biggest bass of the Classic, a 3.98-pounder that bit a Swim Senko about 2 p.m. They finished eighth in the Classic's 32-team field.

The father-and-son tandem of Don and Jacob Shoopman came out on top among many seasoned Teche Area bass fishermen and are champions of the 2015 Hawg Fight bass circuit.

The Hawg Fights are mini-bass tournaments, lasting about three hours every other Wednesday evening beginning in April of each year and ending in August. This year’s tournament series ended Aug. 19. Fishermen who participated in at least three of the 11 tournaments qualified for the Hawg Fight Classic, which took place Aug. 30 at Myette Point Boat Landing in the Atchafalaya Basin.