GREENVILLE, S.C. — Three pounds, four ounces. That’s roughly the average fish size of the past three winners of the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk on Lake Hartwell.
To win the 2008 Classic here, it took 49-7, or a 3-4 average. In 2015, 50-1 (avg. 3-5) won while 47-1 (3-2) won in 2018.
Let’s take a deeper dive into the numbers surrounding this championship.
0 – Cost to attend Bassmaster Classic venues, including launches, expo and weigh-ins
1 – Angler in the field who has won a Classic
2 – Classic titles of Hank Cherry, who is pursuing an unprecedented three-peat
3 – Days of competition that can fulfill dreams
4 – The number of Classics on Lake Hartwell, tying Lay Lake and the Louisiana Delta for most
5 – The limit of fish allowed on each day
6-11 – Pounds and ounces of the biggest fish caught in Hartwell Classics, which was accomplished in 2015 and 2108
9 – Degrees on Day 1 of 2015 Hartwell Classic, the record low for any championship
21-2 – Pounds and ounces of the biggest bag weighed in a Hartwell Classic
30 – Acres of land of the Classic launch site, Green Pond Landing and Event Center in Anderson
40 – Anglers who have hoisted the Classic trophy in 51 previous championships
52 – Years the Classic has been held, starting in 1971
55 – Anglers competing for the championship in 2022
79 – Degrees as high temp of the event, forecast for Sunday
952 – Miles of shorline on Lake Hartwell, more than the California coast’s 840
5,000 – Square feet of dock at Green Pond
56,000 – Square acres of Lake Hartwell the anglers can fish
143,323 – The 2018 record-setting Classic attendance at venues in Anderson and Greenville, which now stands third
300,000 – First-place prize in U.S. dollars
1 million – Total purse for the field, again in U.S. dollars