Classic Pictures

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I'm starting to post some pictures from the Classic...

First up Mike Iaconelli & me after Day 1 just prior to the weigh-in.

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Chad Brauer and me the night before Day 1 at the Classic Expo.

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4 lber out of Lake Toho...woohooo!!

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First stop of the morning with Jay Yelas on Day 2.  Only about a mile away from the launch in northern Toho...

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Waiting for Day 2 weigh-in, Kevin VanDam, George Cochran, Jay Yelas, & Dean Rojas...oh yeah and an observer from Jacksonville, Florida..guess he's tired.

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Aaron Martens & Jerry McKinnis on the official practice day.

[ronhuntfish]

Very cool Blake!

I am envious.

[djkimmel]

I thought Aaron was actually Steve Irwin with that hat...

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I thought Aaron was actually Steve Irwin with that hat...

[fiker]

i too am envious. 

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Marty Stone on the practice day...

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Skeet Reese on the practice day..

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Hack Attacking an Orange...the boy can flat out eat, he popped a whole one in his mouth at one point..

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Terry Scroggins the first morning of the tournament, we were cruising from the launch to the starting spot and to meet the camera boats.  He was laughing because I already had my camera out...

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G Man on the practice day...way back in the background is Jeff Kriet (BassTech) and Luke Clausen..

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This is the look you get when you shove a camera in a guys face and say hey!!? I'm from Michigan, we met at D&R, .....REMEMBER? ?? Not really, I think my timing was just a bit off.?

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  Now I know there will be some jealousy with this one! ?

I had to get this one for my wife, then he signed a rather big black/white professional photo of him and his wife to be from the bachelor, for my wife..? I talked to him for a bit he was a pretty nice and humble guy..it was a nice surprise..

[djkimmel]

I'll have to show this one to my wife - she watched that show like her life depended on it...

(And I thought the KVD one looked like he was just about to say, "Yeah, I remember you Blake...")

[ronhuntfish]

This is the look you get when you shove a camera in a guys face and say hey!!  I'm from Michigan, we met at D&R, .....REMEMBER???     Not really, I think my timing was just a bit off.

If you meet him again, just mention that your the guy who shoved a camera in his face. I'm sure he'll remember you now.

[djkimmel]

Yeah - like that never happens to him...