Congratulations to Alton Jones on winning the 2008 Bassmasters Classic! I was rootin' for the hometown classic rookie Casey Ashley, but a Day Two stumble held him from getting into the top spot. Watch out though, he's a good fisherman and one of the better young guys that will be a force fishing the 2008 Elite Series this year. I really enjoyed following the classic this weekend and thought that ESPN did a great job on coverage throughout. Its definately tough to cover fishing as a live sport, but they did a good job with their bass blogs that were updated throughout the days of the tournament. I also felt that they showed a lot more "on the water" coverage this year than they have in the past, which is always nice.
It was amazing how many different patterns were being applied this weekend by the classic anglers. Football jigs were being dragged slow and deep, guys were pitching finesse jigs up under docks, they were crankin both shallow and deep, small finesse worms on a drop shot. Jigging Spoons were even being applied when the bass were schooled up and busting bait on the surface. It was really exciting to watch.
One thing that I really thought was amazing (and this separates the best from the average) is how these pros adjust their techniques from day to day depending on what the weather and fish are doing. I knew before this tournament that the pros always applied this type of "fishing the moment" mentality, but watching this tournament really drove home that fact.
All in all it was a great and exciting tournament!
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