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    10 Things You Didn't Know About The Classic

    May 17, 2021 5 minutes
    By KEN DUKE

    SO, YOU THINK you’re pretty well-versed in all things Bassmaster Classic? After all, you’re a fan. For years you’ve watched the “Super Bowl of Bass Fishing.” Maybe you’ve even attended a couple of expos and Classic weigh-ins when the big show came close to home. Maybe you’ll be in Fort Worth when the 51st Classic rolls around, June 11-13.

    Well, unless you’ve attended every championship and watched with unblinking eyes, unwavering attention and with a laptop at the ready, there’s a good chance that at least some of the information here will be new to you. Even Ray Scott and Bob Cobb — B.A.S.S.’s founder and the first true editor of Bassmaster Magazine, respectively — couldn’t possibly know everything about the tournament they created.

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    Let’s start with the name. Did you know that the Bassmaster Classic hasn’t always been the “Bassmaster Classic”? That’s

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