Overview

• The champion will be chosen between 32 Chunk and 856 with finals voting opening at 9 p.m. ET on Sept. 30 and closing the same day.
• Bear 856 reached the last round after knocking out two-time winner 128 Grazer in the semifinals.
• Bear 32 Chunk returned this season with a broken, healing jaw thought to be from a fight but adjusted to keep catching salmon and gaining weight.
• Bear 856, long a dominant presence at Brooks River, is now older and more selective in confrontations, relying on patient fishing tactics.
• This year’s bracket first condensed to a Final Four of 32 Chunk, 856, 128 Grazer, and rookie 602 Flotato.