Lake Fork fishing guide Brookeland’s Dakota Ebare sealed the deal on his first pro level win with a final-round limit weighing 32-4 in the MLF Toyota Series Southwestern Division season opener held January 25-27 on Sam Rayburn. Ebare ended the weather-shortened derby with a two-day total of 48-10 and banked $80,500, including a $35,000 Phoenix Boats bonus. Corrigan’s Wyatt Frankens sacked up 28-07 on Day 2 and finished second with 47-05.
Ebare, 30, is an affable pro with a long list of high finishes on his pro resume dating back to 2017. Among them are 22 Top 10s and 44 Top 20s. His first pro level win pushes his career earnings to nearly $760,000.
“I don’t take any of that stuff for granted,” Ebare told MLF. “All of the close calls I’ve had over the last several years have been great and I’m thankful for every one of those good finishes. But at the end of the day, I’m a competitor and I want to win, so to finally accomplish that is a great feeling.”
