Bassmaster Classic
| Result: |
18th Place – 38 lbs 5 oz Full Results |
| Venue: |
Red River |
| Host: |
Shreveport, La. |
Elite #1
| Result: |
4th Place – 67 lbs 8 ozs Full Results |
| Venue: |
St. Johns River |
| Host: |
Palatka, Fla. |
Elite #2
| Result: |
5th Place – 77 lbs 8 ozs Full Results |
| Venue: |
Lake Okeechobee |
| Host: |
Okeechobee, Fla. |
| Size |
470,000 surface acres (about half the size of Rhode Island!) |
| Impounded: |
Natural with many levees and dikes |
Elite #3
| Result: |
5th Place – 64 lbs 7 ozs Full Results |
| Venue: |
Bull Shoals Lake |
| Host: |
Arkansas |
| Size |
45,000 surface acres |
| Impounded: |
1951 |
Elite #4
| Result: |
68th Place - 20 lbs 6 oz Full Results |
| Venue: |
Douglas Lake |
| Host: |
Dandridge, Tenn. |
| Size |
30,000 surface acres |
| Impounded: |
1943 |
| Notes: |
B.A.S.S. has a short history on Douglas Lake, but it’s an interesting one. In 2001, Rick Clunn picked up the 13th of his 14 B.A.S.S. wins here at a MegaBucks tournament. In 2011, Bobby Ferguson won a Southern Open on Douglas in the first B.A.S.S. event he ever fished! |
Elite #5
| Result: |
1st Place – Full Results - Story |
| Venue: |
Toledo Bend Reservoir |
| Host: |
Many, La. |
| Size |
185,000 surface acres (fifth largest man-made reservoir in the U.S.) |
| Impounded: |
1969 |
| Notes: |
Toledo Bend has been a very popular stop on the Bassmaster Tournament Trail over the years. Thirteen professional events have been held here, including the 2011 Elite Battle on the Bayou won by Arizona’s Dean Rojas with 70-15. In 1981, Roland Martin sandwiched wins at Lake Okeechobee (Fla.) and Lake Eufaula (Ala.-Ga.) around a win at Toledo Bend to become the first angler in history to win three B.A.S.S. events in a row. |
Elite #6
| Result: |
22nd Place – 40 lbs 5 oz Full Results |
| Venue: |
Mississippi River |
| Host: |
La Crosse, Wis. |
| Notes: |
B.A.S.S. has held five professional tournaments on the Mississippi River, but only two of them were hosted by La Crosse, Wis., and the most recent of those was 28 years ago. That’s a lot of water under the city’s historic Mississippi River Bridge. Rick Clunn will be trying to recapture some of his 1983 magic, when he won B.A.S.S.’ first Mississippi River tournament out of La Crosse with 22-11 over three days. Kevin Short fared a little better in 2009 at the only Elite event to be held on the Mississippi (though further south, out of Fort Madison, Iowa) with 43-3 over four days in the stingiest Elite tournament in history. |
Elite #7
| Result: |
27th Place – 39 lbs 5 oz Full Results |
| Venue: |
Lake Michigan |
| Host: |
Green Bay, WI |
| Size: |
Big enough! |
| Impounded: |
Some time ago. |
| Notes: |
It’s been a while since B.A.S.S. had a tournament at a “mystery lake” — especially one of such potential magnitude. The first six Bassmaster Classics were held at mystery sites — qualifiers didn’t know of the location until they boarded a plane and were in the air — but that all ended in 1976. Since then, the mystery lake events have been rare … until now. What makes this one special is the impact it’s going to have on the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race. Since this will be the penultimate tournament of the year, the race will be down to just a few contenders, and since none will know of the destination until just before the practice period, finding bass quickly and figuring out how best to catch them right away is going to be paramount. The 2012 AOY race will be given a trial by fire. |
Elite #8
| Result: |
6th Place – 56 lbs 10 oz Full Results |
| Venue: |
Oneida Lake |
| Host: |
Syracuse, N.Y. |
| Size: |
51,072 surface acres |
| Impounded: |
Natural |
| Notes: |
Frequently referred to as “the thumb” due to its proximity to the New York’s famed “Finger Lakes,” Oneida has been a very popular B.A.S.S. stop in the last decade. In fact, B.A.S.S. has been here seven times since 2003, including three Elite tournaments. They were won by Tommy Biffle (2006), Dean Rojas (2008) and Chad Griffin (2009). Weights have always been considerable and consistent (between 63-10 and 65-10). Look for more of the same here in 2012 as the Bassmaster Angler of the Year award and more than 30 Bassmaster Classic berths are decided in New York. |
Central Opens
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