Gerald Swindle says it could be worse. Flood warnings that resulted from torrential downpours in Shreveport’s Red River region this past Saturday morning have not turned Bassmaster Classic waters to looking like chocolate milk. And, as far as he knows, his ribs aren’t broken following a missed step in rubber boots that sent his 6-foot, 4-inch frame slamming into his Triton’s fiberglass gunnel wall during a rainy practice day earlier this week.

For anyone that will be attending the Bassmaster Classic here are the times and locations of whats happening.

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Tica Ceto

Got to try out Tica Ceto HA, and boy was I impressed.  I tryed out the HA100L with a ratio of 4.2:1 great for cranks and the other reel was the HA101H with a gear ratio of 6.2:1, it was a left hand version I flipped and pitched with it.  Both reels were super smoth, casted with ease and super smoth drag.

Twenty-eight-year-old Casey Ashley has already notched two Bassmaster Elite Series victories and four Bassmaster Classic qualifications in just five years on tour. He now joins a Quantum roster of pro anglers that is rich with legends, and prideful of its exclusivity and longevity.

Tharp picks up the win on Lake Okeechobee, winning by 23.09 pounds. The Everstart pro flipped a Bitters’s Best Value BFM (Bigger Fatter Muskrat) a beaver style bait in black and blue. He would rig it using a 1 1/2-2 oz tungsten weight using 70 pound Diawa Samurai braid and 7’11″ Halo Twilight Series rod. He brought home $125,000 for the victory.

Qualifies for Classic, gets third B.A.S.S. victory in a fish-off Sunday

By Rob Russow

Brent Chapman holds the winning fish, the only fish weighed in Sunday's fish-off.