Let’s see. The winner started the final day in 11th, the leaders the first two days finished third and fifth, and the overwhelming favorite didn’t finish in the top 25. Is there anything in our sport like the Bassmaster Classic? This year’s Classic was high drama from start to finish, culminating in Randy Howell — an angler who hadnever finished in the top 25 at Guntersville in the last 13 years — coming back from more than 9 pounds down to beat Paul Mueller by one pound.
Howell’s “perfect” day was enough to jump him 14 places in the Majors Ranking, as he now resides in 40th. It’s not the $300,000 or the Classic trophy, but hey, he’s in the top 50.
As for the rest of the Classic competitors, there was some shuffling of a spot or two in the top 10, with the most noteworthy being Edwin Evers jumping Kevin VanDam. Continue reading….
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