1 hour ago, scaleface said:

Welcher and Blaylock put up one heck of a fight .

Kinda bummed me out to see Welcher walk off the stage like he did. 

super stoked for christie, he really deserved that win. an awesome derby all around, i was locked in pretty much the whole time

16 minutes ago, EWREX said:

super stoked for christie, he really deserved that win. an awesome derby all around, i was locked in pretty much the whole time

It was quite popular, I think they said there were like 150,000 people all together at the take offs expo and Weigh ins 

4 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

It was quite popular, I think they said there were like 150,000 people all together at the take offs expo and Weigh ins 

it looked like a great time. i'm really hoping to make it out to one eventually

43 minutes ago, EWREX said:

it looked like a great time. i'm really hoping to make it out to one eventually

Come next year and I can take ya fishin! There’s off limits water we could fish or pull outside the channel and watch the pros whizz by 

15 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Come next year and I can take ya fishin! There’s off limits water we could fish or pull outside the channel and watch the pros whizz by 

definitely a good possibility of that happening! i appreciate that

8 minutes ago, EWREX said:

definitely a good possibility of that happening! i appreciate that

When it came Here in 2019 we just fished for stripers instead of instead of bass . Hartwell was so huge I didn’t worry about hooking any bass 

Some expo pics. The fully restored bass cat was awesome, motor guide trolling motor is unbelievably strong, saw lots of pros and even a green bass boat. It was crowded!!!

 

More pictures later...

Myself and the Cashion crew. They are top notch folks!

We lucked up when standing in line the guy behind us didn't  want to wait an hour for the doors to open and gave me and my buddy suite tickets.

Any signs of the elusive PowerPole trolling motor? ?

Good to see everyone had a good time.  I was also there with my son. Could only be at Expo on Saturday, which wasn't enough time.  Was our 4th in past 5 years.

 

Had interesting conversations with Dion Hibdon, David Fritts, and Ish Monroe, plus spent a little time talking with the swimbait cultists in attendance.  Tried to cover quite a range of topics in a short period of time!

On 3/6/2022 at 5:52 PM, TnRiver46 said:

I was out there, fishing was definitely better Saturday for me also 

I got this and a baby largemouth but missed several . The wind blew me around like a kite and the pleasure boats were in full force 

 

Other than going to the Expo on Friday, I didn't really do anything or visit the Classic at all, but had I known you'd be camping and fishing out of a canoe, I probably could have been talked into launching the boat and picking you up to fish for a few hours.   I used to enjoy fishing from a canoe and still do occasionally fish from a kayak, but it's usually just much easier and more productive from a boat.   I don't run a 21 foot bass boat and 250HP outboard, but my rig is definitely suitable.

1 hour ago, GANGGREEN said:

 

Other than going to the Expo on Friday, I didn't really do anything or visit the Classic at all, but had I known you'd be camping and fishing out of a canoe, I probably could have been talked into launching the boat and picking you up to fish for a few hours.   I used to enjoy fishing from a canoe and still do occasionally fish from a kayak, but it's usually just much easier and more productive from a boat.   I don't run a 21 foot bass boat and 250HP outboard, but my rig is definitely suitable.

Thanks for the invite! I’ll be back ! Loved it over there. I didn’t want to drag my boat across the mountains for a short bit of fishing. I went for about 2 hours one day and 3 hours the next . 

Who was the Pro that stood up on the stage and was funnier than Larry The Cable Guy.  It was Sunday weight in and this guy had a one liner for every moment.

 

 

8 minutes ago, GoldenBear44 said:

Who was the Pro that stood up on the stage and was funnier than Larry The Cable Guy.  It was Sunday weight in and this guy had a one liner for every moment.

 

 

I wasn’t at the weigh in on Sunday but that sounds like Gerald the g man swindle