Stanley Mitchell of Fitzgerald, Georgia, is the Classic's youngest champion at 21, winning the 11th Bassmaster Classic.
If an athlete has set any records, you remember him and his golden number. This is about Rick Clunn's.
29 is not a number on anyone's uniform and it's not the number of consecutive wins or competitions. It is the record setting one day weight back in the 5-bass limit era, brought in by Luke Clausen.
Bo Dowden caught the biggest bass of the Bassmaster Classic X on the St. Lawrence River.
Hank Parker won the Bassmaster Classic IX with a flipping rod he borrowed from another competitor.
It's a good thing that the fish were still biting at 30 degrees at the sixth Bassmaster Classic in the Deep South. 30 being a record low temerature.
Spinnerbait is Kevin VanDam's go-to gear when the temperature drops, no matter what you're fishing for.
Bobby Murray explains his fishing technique for winning the title of World Champion.
These are the 31 champions in the history of the Bassmaster Classics along with additional facts of the competitions.
This article tells the history of Rick Clunn's career starting at the 1976 Bassmasteer Classic.