A sack and a smile
Chris Zaldain was the first angler in the boatyard, bearing a big smile and a shopping bag. “Dream scenario,” he said. “Going into the last day of the Classic and...
Spot within the spot
Adrian Avena doesn’t know if he will start on the bridge he shares with Cliff Pirch yesterday. He said if he drives by and sees Pirch there he probably won’t....
BASSTrakk training
Dalton leading the 5 a.m. BASSTrakk training class for final day Classic marshals. Photo and update by Bassmaster Marshal Chris Reynolds
Sunday forecast
We’ll have sunny skies at take off on this final day of The Classic in Knoxville, with temperatures starting off close to the freezing mark around 33 degrees. We’ll have...
Marriage Proposal at Classic Expo
Talk about turning lemons into lemonade. A.J. Ison, of Pikeville, Kentucky — a longtime Skeeter Boats customer and diehard Kentucky Wildcats fan — lost a bet to Skeeter dealer Andy...
Day 2 drone pics
Photos by Jonathan Halley
The crowd is ready for the weigh-in
Going to be a big crowd at Thompson-Boling for the weigh-in.
Laker Howell signs with Bryan College
Bryan College, which has made a serious commitment to bass fishing, has signed another scholarship angler. Laker Howell, son of former Elite Randy Howell, signed his paperwork in a special...
Avena is back
After Pirch made his intentions clear to make a long run downriver, we decided to head back to his starting spot just to check it out. Adrian Avena was back....
Finally, movement
After spending the entire morning in a 40 yard radius, Pirch rapidly trolling motored out of his backwater. At 12:50 he started up his Suzuki and made a 2-mile run...
