Red River Still Offers Surprises During Final Practice Tune-Up

After more than a week of early practice in December, three official practice days last week, and a final tune-up on the water Wednesday, you'd think this year's Bassmaster Classic qualifiers would have learned every secret the Red River holds.

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First Practice

Bryan Schmidt is fishing his first Bassmaster Classic. He qualified for the Classic by winning the BASS Federation Nation Championship. He is from Olney, Texas. About 3,500 people live there. Many more people will attend the weigh-ins for the Bassmaster Classic than live in his hometown. You would guess that nerves are running high through Bryan's whole body this week. You would guess right.

Faircloth’s next level

In this article you will read about the classic on the Red River

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Hack is back

This article is about Greg hackney's final day of practice.

Hail to the king

In this article you will read about a gala held to honor Kevin VanDam.

Classic contender

In this article Gary Klein is talking about the bassmaster classic.

Bill Lowen in the Spotlight

Bill Lowen is in unfamiliar territory. Fishing only his second Classic, this Ohio resident finds himself as one of the favorites chosen by his fellow anglers and the pundits alike because of his tenacious attitude and repeated shallow water successes to win the 2009 Bassmaster Classic on the Red River.

Classic XXXVII Feb. 23-25, 2007

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. It's been in Boyd Duckett's mind to join the BASSMASTER Elite Series Tour for some time and this was to be the year he pulled the trigger, but first he had to attend to more important things.

Classic Countdown: 2

If you're a serious Bassmaster Classic fan, you probably know that the oldest angler ever to win the Classic was Woo Daves, who was 54 years, 2 months and 28 days old when he won the 2000 championship on Lake Michigan.

Herren’s last chance

In this article you will read about Matt Herren.