The faces of the Nation

Don Barone meets the competitors of the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship as they arrive in Russellville, Ark.

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Welcome...
Welcome…
to...
to…
Russellville, Ark., and...
Russellville, Ark., and…
the B.A.S.S. Nation...
the B.A.S.S. Nation…
Meet...
Meet…
...the...
…the…
...faces...
…faces…
...of the...
…of the…
...B.A.S.S. Nation...
…B.A.S.S. Nation…
...who have driven from way up north and from...
…who have driven from way up north and from…
...way down south...
…way down south…
...to be one...
…to be one…
...of the 56 anglers hoping to win 6 spots to fish in the 2014 Bassmaster Classic.
…of the 56 anglers hoping to win 6 spots to fish in the 2014 Bassmaster Classic.
Sixteen year old Juan Ro, the youngest angler ever to make the Nation Championship, drove
Sixteen year old Juan Ro, the youngest angler ever to make the Nation Championship, drove “for two days straight from Guadalajara, Mexico with my father to be here.” Some…
...flew
…flew “for 26 hours from South Africa,” others…
...came from Italy,
…came from Italy, “Hey Barone…speak Italiano…” ah no, but my grandfather who came from Italy did. From Spain…From Japan…today…
....they arrived to the music...
….they arrived to the music…
....of America...and with them came...
….of America…and with them came…
...family...to document...
…family…to document…
...how special these next few days will be for...
…how special these next few days will be for…
...the...
…the…
...faces...
…faces…
...of...
…of…
...the...
…the…
...B.A.S.S...
…B.A.S.S…
...Nation. Wish all of you the best of luck and greatest of memories. db.
…Nation. Wish all of you the best of luck and greatest of memories. db.