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BassZone.com |
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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| Mark Jefferies |
Edwin Evers is looking for raise the Empire Chase trophy for the second year in a row, and with over 21 pounds on Saturday he sits just under four pounds away from the lead with one day remaining. Evers hasn’t held anything back in his quest for a repeat performance. “I’m just catching all that I can catch every time I go out,” he said. “I’m rotating between three or four spots just trying to boat everything that bites.”
Evers points out that with the long runs the leaders are making, anything’s possible. “There’s still another day, and like I’ve been saying, it’s a long way out there and a long way back,” he said. “You just never know what to expect on the way home. All it takes is to have a late penalty and you can take yourself right out of it.”
Evers estimates that he boated 20 keepers on the day by catching individual fish that he graphed while fishing in the same area as last year. ”I’m just sticking with the same old, same old,” he said. “They didn’t bite quite as good this morning as I hoped they would, but I worked on them all day long. I still had a lot of fun out there, but I’m glad to be back.”
For Sunday, it’s more of the same for the Oklahoma pro, with one key adjustment. “There’s nothing to change with what I’m doing,” he said. “I’m around the same fish that I have been all week. It’s the same game plan tomorrow with one exception - bigger fish.” Read More
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Emotional Kota Slams 25, Wants Win For Sick Father |
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BASS Comunications |
3rd: Evers Says 'You Never Know'
"There wasn't anything different," Evers said of his day. "They didn't bite quite as good this morning as I was hoping they would. Normally, I get the big bites right off the bat in the morning.
"I really worked on them all day long to get my weight."
He has no plans to alter his strategy for tomorrow. He'll head to Dunkirk again and hope the AM bite turns back on.
"Same gameplan, bigger fish. There's still one more day and lots of stuff can happen. You never know what's going to happen, but I'm committed to going no matter what the weather does." Read More
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Reed Leads With 23-03 After Day-1 Blow, Dunkirk In Play |
4th: Evers Had Company
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ESPN Outdoors |
There are few secrets left in bass fishing, winning spots included, as Evers found out today when he got to Dunkirk. And overall, he felt the fishing was a bit off from last year – at least in terms of numbers.
"It was pretty slow," he said. "It took me a while to catch them. I wasn't getting tons of bites, and there were five boats on the exact spot I won on last year. So I moved around a lot to five or six different spots.
"The waves didn't bother me," he added. "It just makes it kind of challenging." Read More
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