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MORGAN CITY, La. — Fish-offs are a rare thing in Bassmaster events. However, for the second time in a single season, two Bassmaster Central Open anglers will face off against each other after tying for the final-day lead.
"Can you believe this?" Louisiana's Mark Smith asked, after learning he would be fishing an extra day against Bassmater Elite Series pro Edwin Evers in the circuit's final stop in the Atchafalaya Basin.
Smith held the first two days' lead, but Evers jumped from third to the first-place tie when the scales settled on identical weights of 35 pounds, 9 ounces.
The anglers will fish a full day tomorrow because each is making a run of more than an hour. They will meet back at the dock at 3:20 p.m. ET, at which time the winner will be decided.
At stake in the competition is a top prize of $45,000 (based on a full field).
The two anglers' confidence going into the extended tournament was polar opposites.
"My bite is severely used up," Smith said. "This is the first time (in the tournament) I don't have any confidence." Read More
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8th: Evers Haunted By Lost Fish |
"I feel real fortunate to have what I have," Evers said. "But I should have had a better day than what I had. There's on that's really haunting me. It had my bait, I didn't set the hook. And she politely spit it out. I think it was a great big one. And I dumped two more – both 3 1/2-pounders.
"It is what it is," he added. "I'm definitely a little disappointed, but I'm still in the hunt."
Notable too is he didn't get bit this morning, but things picked up a little later and he caught fish throughout that day. He's got boats around him too, but he said he'll be able to get back on his stuff tomorrow." Read More
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Evers improved over yesterday by about 2 pounds. He didn't do anything different than yesterday, but got a little better quality.
Notable about his spot is he said it's protected from a north or south wind. Winds are expected to be light tomorrow, but were blowing hard late this afternoon, which could hurt other areas that are more exposed.
But the wind today did give Evers some problems. "It made it a lot harder to catch them," he said. "I was trying to fish real slow, and the wind was pretty brutal. It made the bait move a lot faster, and the water was definitely murkier. But it can't get more muddy – it's protected."
About whether he thinks he can win, he said: "I definitely could be the guy. No doubt about it. But there's still another whole day left. There's a long ways between here and that trophy. There's lots of fish to catch, and lots of competitors."
About what could hurt him tomorrow, he said: "Not landing my bites, or breaking down. I lost one fish all day long today – I don't know that it would have mattered. But I brought a bunch of fish over stuff where I should have lost a bunch of them. Today it went my way, yesterday it didn't." Read More
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Fishing his ninth Classic, Edwin Evers has positioned himself to within arms reach of claiming victory at the sport’s biggest title. Starting the day in eighth place, he had some ground to make up. Fortunately, the weather seemed to help.
“For me, things were probably a little bit better today than they did yester,” he said, revealing that he had his limit by around 10:00, and culled several times throughout the day. “When that front came through, they really seemed to be munching.”
Making a 45-minute run into Pool 4, Evers is sharing water, though he was quick to point out that he hasn’t had a single problem with a competitor or spectator. “There are a couple of areas that I was saving and hadn’t seen a boat in,” he said.
“There were a couple that were in there today, but that’s to be expected. I have pretty much been able to do what I’ve wanted to do.”
Evers is planning for more of the same for Sunday’s final, but pointed out that he does have some back-up water should his primary area not pan out. “I’ve got some other stuff that I think I can catch some fish on if things get right, but right now I’m not planning on making any major adjustments to what I’m doing.” Read More
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5th: Evers Lost Track of his Fish |
Evers needed another 19-pound sack like the one he caught on day 2 to win, but it wasn't to be. His primary area had cooled off 8 degrees since yesterday and his fish had moved.
He was unsuccessful in his quest to relocate them.
"I should've left, but I didn't," he said. "I had too much confidence in the area where I'd caught them yesterday."
He got eight bites today and boated seven, but the biggest was only 3 1/2 pounds.
"I had some backup stuff where I'd caught some the first day that was a couple of miles away, and I should've gone to it."
He caught all of his fish on a Yum Wooly Bug or a Yum Dinger. Read More
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Evers Will Have An Extraordinarily Busy Classic Week |
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(Photos by Mark Jeffreys) |
Norman, OK – In eight prior attempts, Edwin Evers has only cracked the top ten at the Bassmaster Classic once, at the Three Rivers of Pittsburgh in 2005 when he finished 6th. Last year he tied his prior second best by finishing 11th, but the other five swings he’s taken at bass fishing’s biggest prize have all been disappointing finishes, none of them better than 31st.
The last thing he’d seemingly need is an additional distraction during Classic week.
But Evers is prepared to leave Shreveport after the official practice is over to head home to Oklahoma for the birth of his first son. “I’ll fly home after the Classic practice, at 5am the next morning I’ll take my wife to the hospital and at 7am they’ll deliver my baby boy by C-section,” he said. “Then I’ll turn around and fly back to Shreveport. God must be sitting here laughing.” Read More
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The 2008 Bassmaster Elite Series is history, and with it 36 more spots in the 2009 Bassmaster Classic are set (defending champion, Alton Jones got the first invitation).
Who's going to the big dance? Well, it's a bunch of the usual suspects and a handful of newbies. Here's your 2009 Classic field so far: Read More |
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