Bo Dowden, caught a 6-pound, 6-ounce bass, the biggest of the tournament, which anchored his 54-10 three-day catch, and earned him the crown in the "Super Bowl of Bass Fishing." The 10th annual Classic Championship was held Sept. 24-26, 1980.
| rnk | name | wgt | money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villis Dowden | 54.10 | $31,000 |
| 2 | Roland Martin | 44.1 | $10,500 |
| 3 | Cliff Craft | 41.0 | $6,000 |
| 4 | Hank Parker | 35.11 | $4,000 |
| 5 | Basil Bacon | 34.5 | $2,000 |
| rnk | name | st | pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwin Evers | OK | 430 |
| 2 | Skeet Reese | CA | 405 |
| 3 | Kevin VanDam | MI | 393 |
| 4 | Ishama Monroe | CA | 386 |
| 5 | Alton Jones | TX | 380 |
| rnk | name | st | pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Lester | TN | 511 |
| 2 | Chris Lane | AL | 508 |
| 3 | Greg Vinson | AL | 503 |
| 4 | Glenn Browne | FL | 499 |
| 5 | David Mullins | TN | 468 |
| rnk | name | st | pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Browning | AR | 187 |
| 2 | Wesley A Strader | 186 | |
| 3 | Ken Iyobe | 185 | |
| 4 | Randall Tharp | 184 | |
| 5 | Mike Pedroza | 183 |