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Tournaments => B.A.S.S. => Bassmaster Classic => Topic started by: djkimmel on February 04, 2011, 01:24:07 AM

Title: Cold Snap Could Freeze Out the Unprepared Bassmaster Classic Competitor
Post by: djkimmel on February 04, 2011, 01:24:07 AM
B.A.S.S. News

The Big Chill: A Game-Changing Cold Snap Could Freeze Out the Unprepared Bassmaster Classic Competitor (http://www.greatlakesbass.com/tournaments/index.php/2011/02/04/big-chill-at-2011-classic)

By most accounts, Louisiana Delta conditions are ripe for a slugfest in the Feb. 18-20 Bassmaster Classic. The overall good health of the fishery strongly hints at the possibility of hefty bag weights — record weights, even, for five-fish limits in three days.

"Winning won't be a matter of who has five, but of who has five big ones," predicted Bassmaster Elite Series pro Keith Poche, a Louisiana native who's neutral in the discussion because he isn't in this competition.

Yet one weather event that's common in February — and all-too common in this frigid winter of 2011 — could change the game quickly and completely: a cold snap.

Read entire article on GreatLakesBass.com Tournament News (http://www.greatlakesbass.com/tournaments/index.php/2011/02/04/big-chill-at-2011-classic)