Getting a huge bear hug from his brother Bobby, Chris Lane celebrated winning the 2012 Bassmaster Classic with wife and children making the victory lap around the Century Link Center to a massive crowd. Bassmaster.com’s headline reads LANE – SANITY, which seems very fitting in how Chris Lane has taken the fishing world by storm the last couple of [...]
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Chris Lane Leads Classic
PLACE NAME DAY 1 DAY 2 TOTAL FISH TOTAL WEIGHT FISH WEIGHT FISH WEIGHT 1 Chris Lane 5 16- 4 5 19- 4 10 35- 8 2 Greg Vinson 5 17-12 5 16-12 10 34- 8 3 Alton Jones 5 13-13 5 17-14 10 31-11 4 Bobby Lane 5 16- 4 5 14- 8 10 [...]
Yes, Keith, you’re on top
Louisiana native comes home to lead Classic by an ounce SHREVEPORT, La. — After Keith Poche stepped off the Bassmaster Classic stage, he did not fully realize he had just taken the lead from Greg Vinson by 1 ounce. Someone backstage helped drive it home to him. “This is a blur right now. My first [...]
Poche takes slim lead on Day One
PLACE NAME DAY 1 TOTAL FISH TOTAL WEIGHT FISH WEIGHT 1 Keith Poche 5 17-13 5 17-13 2 Greg Vinson 5 17-12 5 17-12 3 Dustin Wilks 5 16- 9 5 16- 9 4 David Walker 5 16- 8 5 16- 8 5 Ott DeFoe 5 16- 6 5 16- 6 6 Chris Lane 5 [...]
Suggestions for your on the water experience at the Classic
If you plan to watch the competition from the water at the 2012 Bassmaster Classic on the Red River, Feb. 24-26, the Red River Waterway Commission and the Classic competitors have these suggestions. First, please avoid using the locks during competition. Instead, launch in the pool where you plan to do your viewing. [...]
Chocolate milk, rubber boots, cheaters and a jig
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 [...]
Bassmaster Classic Info
For anyone that will be attending the Bassmaster Classic here are the times and locations of whats happening. LAUNCH PRESENTED BY THE RED RIVER WATERWAY COMMISSION Red River South Marina & Resort (map) Hwy 71 South/ 250 Red River South Marina Rd Bossier City, LA 71112 BOATS LAUNCH (there will be complimentary coffee & donuts) [...]
Classic On My Mind
By Blaine Brooks Football season has all but about wrapped up and it is time for me to break out the maps and get all the gear ready for the tournaments ahead. The Bassmaster Classic has always put me in the tournament mood. With the Classic being in the state of Louisiana for the second [...]
Red River Variables Will Keep KVD Away For Now
Many of the 49 qualifiers for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic will make their way to Shreveport, La. over the next month for some pre-practice on the Red River before it goes off-limits. Two-time defending Classic champion Kevin VanDam won’t be among them. He didn’t pre-practice prior to this year’s Classic at the Louisiana Delta [...]

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