No. 1 for Zaldain

Chris Zaldain is on the scoreboard with a smallmouth that hit his bait right next to the boat. His first area did not pan out, but his second one did....

Record crowd at launch

Turnout for the launch at Volunteer Landing this morning set a new Classic Day 1 record of 5,500 people! 

Alan Pierce’s organized chaos

I don’t normally get to go to Classic takeoffs due to my job of making sure the website works properly. Fortunately for me, this morning was a perfect opportunity because...

From youngest in Classic to oldest

In 1991, 24-year-old Kevin VanDam was the youngest of 40 Classic competitors when Ken Cook won on the Chesapeake Bay. Here on the Tennessee River, KVD is the oldest in...

Zaldain found

We have found Chris Zaldain slinging a bait as boats continue to pass by. He is winding patiently, seemingly oblivious to the traffic or the huge stakes of this event.

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