Classic Countdown: 34

Our Classic Countdown number 34 story is really the most poignant of this series, and it exemplifies how much this sport and this competition means.

Classic V

Currituck Sound, North Carolina was the location where Jack Hains won the Bassmaster Classic V.

Classic IV

The 1974 Bassmaster Classic's winner Tommy Martin won a Classic and a BASS tournament his first year on the trail.

Classic III

The 1973 Bassmaster Classic was the first year that BASS Federation sent an angler to the Classic.

Classic II

1973 Bassmaster Classic winner Don Butler held the largest margin of victory until 1984.

Classic I

Arkansas' Bobby Murray won the first ever Bassmaster Classic in 1971 held in Nevada.

Mark Menendez

Mark Menendez says the one that got away from him at the California Delta put his Texas record breaker to shame.

The SuperGuides: Bob Coan

If you want to catch smallmouth, you'll have to go to Dale Hollow Lake and look up Bob Coan. He is known as a "SuperGuide".

How-To

Shallow Bass

BASS pro Tim Horton guides us to the best winter fishing locations and how to catch them.

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