Faircloth fishing painfully
Todd Faircloth is having a good day, moving into the top 10 for now, from 24th on Day One. But nothing has come without considerable pain for Faircloth. Thursday...
Ike’s warm beard short-lived?
Co-leader Mike Iaconelli claimed he was aided by the warm, increasingly long, black beard he's sporting now. Bassmaster emcee Dave Mercer asked Iaconelli on-stage Friday, if he won the Classic,...
Lesson learned the hard way
Jason Christie got cold water thrown in his face yesterday. He did it to himself. Christie was attempting to land an estimated 4 1/2-pounder that barely had one hook...
Guide Ice
For someone who is in 9th place with 17-15, Mike McClelland had a miserable Day One. Until mid-morning, he could make only one cast between de-icings of his rod and reel.
What watch for on Day Two
With another frigid start - in the low 20s - Saturday is forecast to get relatively smokin' hot - mid 40s by mid-afternoon. But the combination of a warming trend and no wind could make for a tougher fishing than Friday, when it took 21 pounds, 8 ounces to lead the Bassmaster Classic.
BassGold
If you went with conventional wisdom before the Classic started, it was channel swings, main lake and secondary points, and fishing for suspended fish relatively deep. But BassGold.com showed that...
Sunrise on Grand
Sunrise on a chilly Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees
Weather Channel footage
The Weather Channel rolls footage of Grand Lake O' the Cherokees after the launch. They always go where the action is!
Official launch proceedings under way
Photos from the Day One launch of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic.
Lane had an attitude
Bobby Lane is tired of all the talk about cold weather, especially when his sunny Florida heritage is mentioned in conjunction. "The high was 36 degrees [Wednesday] in all...
