Topics: Jim Bitter
Classic collapses
The Bassmaster Classic is a tournament where heroes are made and winners become household names. But what about the other guys?
Epic fails
A tournament angler’s stock in trade is looking forward. Reminiscing about lost fish and lost opportunities doesn’t affect the scale one iota.
There is crying in bass fishing
I grew up in the era where men had specific roles in life.
Closest Classics
The Bassmaster Classic is the Super Bowl of bass fishing, and like the Super Bowl it's sometimes a nail biter and sometimes a blowout.
Classic XIX show
Hank Parker won the 19th annual Bassmaster Classic, held on the James River for the second consecutive year.
Where were you on 9/11?
To this day, the phrase 9/11 conjures horrifying images for most Americans. I'm sure most of you know precisely where you were as the events of that sad day unfolded. I know I do. I remember it as if it happened yesterday.
Ten keys to winning (or losing) a Classic
A lost Manhattan tourist approaches a New York City local and asks him "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" The grizzled native responds, "Practice, practice, practice."
A life-changing event
A Classic win, and a "never give up" statement, launched Mike Iaconelli to another level, but my point is still what I started the piece out with. Winning the Bassmaster Classic is by far the most important thing that can happen to an angler in our world.
Classic XIX
It was a Bitter loss to Hank Harper at the 19th. Bassmaster Classic on James River.
Legends & Lore - The One That Got Away
One of those unforgettable moments in Classic history, Jim Bitter caught a small bass that was barely a keeper. While he was measuring the fish, it slipped out of his hand and back into the water.
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