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Rookie tales, Text of friendship
By editor on Jul 14, 2011 | In BASS Elites, BASS, Pro Anglers, KVD | Send feedback »
The two newest Bassmaster Classic rookies could hardly be more different from each other. One, Andrew Upshaw, is 24 years old, just out of college and living in Hemphill, Texas, working an office job. The other, Kelly Pratt, is a 52-year-old veteran tournament angler and landscape professional from Williamsburg, Va. more »
Hemphill, Texas' Upshaw earns Classic berth
By editor on Jul 14, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS, Bassmaster Classic, College BASS | Send feedback »
If a college angler is going to be in the Bassmaster Classic, he should pass a grueling test to earn that right. The Mercury College B.A.S.S. National Championship proved to be all that. more »
Stephen F. Austin records emotional win
By editor on Jul 9, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS, College BASS | Send feedback »
With 90 minutes left Saturday in the Mercury College B.A.S.S. National Championship, Stephen F. Austin's Andrew Upshaw and Ryan Watkins had a five-bass limit weighing about 13 pounds in the boat. They didn't think that would be enough to win the tournament. more »