Combs holds off Clunn

Texan busts 100-plus pounds in wire-to-wire win in home state ZAPATA, Texas — Third-year Elite pro Keith Combs of Huntington, Texas, locked out 11 other finalists Monday in the Rigid Industries Falcon Slam, including his biggest threat after three rounds, four-time Bassmaster Classic champ and Zen master of bass fishing, Rick Clunn.

After weighing 28 pounds, 2 ounces on the final day, Combs hit and surpassed the 100-pound mark with 111 pounds, 5 ounces over four days of competition on Falcon Lake out of Zapata, Texas. In his home state on a lake he’s guided on for years, Combs took his first Bassmaster Elite Series title in wire-to-wire fashion and by a margin of 5-15 over Clunn.

Nothing but winners at Falcon Lake
Lake of the Giants - the famed Falcon Lake

Zapata Chamber of Commerce Unveils New Website:

Chamber President/CEO Jose F. "Paco" Mendoza, Jr., announced Friday, the unveiling of its new state of the art website. As a result of the positive response from Falcon Lake being named "The No. 1 Bass Fishing Lake in the U.S.", The Chamber needed to develop a more fluid channel of communication with its membership and a comprehensive repository of information for the ever increasing inquires of the region.

The website will allow for immediate updates, easier managing of Chamber records and will be able to generate a newsletter for all registered members. Mendoza said that the new website will also promote with its extended listing of businesses, hotels, restaurants and attractions to help boost the economy of Zapata. "We have reported an increasing demand for information for Falcon Lake as well as for the community, and we wanted to competitively position Zapata with other cities our size and develop a positive economic impact for our area," he explained.

The distribution of the website's content is logical and intuitive. It includes a community calendar available for schools, churches and clubs wishing to post their information and will offer advertising opportunities to its members. It will also serve as a hub of communication with the community through social media like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and more.

The site was developed by Graphitiks Advertising Design, Inc. of Laredo.