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2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods Updates

<b>1977</b></p<p>Venue: Kissimmee Chain of Lakes</p><p>Host: Kissimmee, Florida</p><p>Winner: Rick Clunn, Montgomery, Texas</p><p>Weight: 27-7</p><p>Big Bass: 7-7 (Rick Clunn) </p><p>Creel Limit: 10</p><p>Average Daily Catch: 3.87 pounds</p><p>Not

Historical look at Classic waters

Take a look at the waters that have served as the playing field for the 49 world championships of bass fishing.

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Murga's best Bassmaster art

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Daily Limit: Looking back, moving forward

By Mike Suchan

Before celebrating its 50th anniversary, B.A.S.S. looks back at the accomplishments of 2017.

Daily Limit: The Butler did it!

By Mike Suchan

Missouri angler Ryan Butler is on cloud nine after winning the Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship Classic Fish-Off.

My Classic pre-practice

By Casey Ashley

It’s already started — folks talking about my hometown advantage for the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods on Lake Hartwell. There’s no question, I do have a lot of...

2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods

Lake Conroe,

Houston,

Texas

March 24 ~ 26, 2017

Astros park houses baseball, fishing champs

You can't ask for anything better than Classic and World Series champions out of the same ballpark, Jerry McKinnis says.

The sounds of Ike

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TV: Watch Lee's Classic win again

Track Jordan Lee's dramatic win of the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic through the three episodes covering the Texas tournament.

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Daily Limit: Sparks fly for Lee

By Mike Suchan

Jordan Lee threw plenty of sparks in March by posting a record comeback win at the Bassmaster Classic. Since then he and Kristen Agnew have worked to make his career burn more brightly.

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Jordan Lee gets interviewed by a crowd in the media room after taking the lead but before the Super Six was revealed. His 27-4 had the entire stadium buzzing.

What are the odds?

By Bryan Brasher

Having been born in Birmingham, Ala., in 1973 during the age of Bear Bryant’s great run of dominance at the University of Alabama, I never had any choice but to be a college football fan.It’s a...

Perspectives on Conroe

By Dave Precht

Admittedly I was taken aback to learn that tournaments were scheduled on Lake Conroe during Bassmaster Classic week.Of course, those who held the events on Friday and Sunday of that week had every...

Daily Limit: College cashes in

By Mike Suchan

David Healy, the man who had the plan for college bass fishing, was ecstatic to see Jordan Lee win the GEICO Bassmaster Classic.

All I can say is…wow!

By Jordan Lee

'Winning the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’s Sporting Goods is something that I’m still trying to wrap my head around.'

2017 Classic: ESPN sneak preview

Tune in for the ESPN airing of Bassmasters at 7 a.m. ET April 15 to see Jordan Lee's rise to Bassmaster Classic champion.

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A few things about ‘that college kid’

By Mark Zona

So here is a question I’ve gotten a lot over the last couple of years, “Hey Z, is that college kid the real deal?”Hmm. Maybe right now is a good time to delve into that question just a bit, shall...

Free-falling from the Classic lead

By Brent Ehrler

It’s Sunday afternoon, and I’m finishing up some tackle prep before practice starts on Toledo Bend. It’s now been seven days, almost to the hour, since I lost the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic...

A different perspective on Jordan's win

By Greg Hackney

I want to start this thing off by saying congratulations to Jordan Lee. It was a serious come from behind victory. Well done, Jordan.There never was any doubt in my mind that he had the fishing...

Sooch’s Classic in 55 shots

Daily Limit author Mike Suchan, aka "The Sooch," takes a look at the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods from going to leaving.

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Mark Zona's Classic wrap-up

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No doubt Lee is a fast learner

By Pete Robbins

I first met Jordan Lee at the Holiday Inn bar in downtown Tulsa after the conclusion of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic, in which his brother Matt had just competed. I was transferring from a hotel by...

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