Texas man earns $65,000 in Big Bass Splash

And just in case you're feeling too good about yourself, here's a story that shows how wrong life can be. In a sport where you can't be too drunk to compete, a mans pulls this down:

His 12.38-pound catch earned him the hourly first-place award of $1,500 during the noon "T-shirt bonus hour" on Friday plus a brand new Hummer and Triton TR176 bass boat at Sunday's ceremony -- almost $65,000 in cash and prizes

I have no idea what a "T-shirt bonus hour" is, nor do I want to know, but dammit all to hell - it pays off, apparently.

The second place overall bass for the weekend weighed in at 10.76 pounds and won a black Dodge pickup truck Ricky Broadman of Marthaville. Eddie Rhea of DeRidder won a Cherokee travel trailer for his third place 10.25 pound-catch and Alexandria's Tri Brewer placed fifth and received a Honda ATV for a 9.46-pound bass.

The last time I went fishing, all I got was a sunburn and an ass-chewing.

Life isn't fair, people.