Yeah what was up with that?

can't get the live video to work?  any recommendations?

Go to the link from before, and click on the arena cam, if your playin off a laptop make sure its hardwired and not off wireless, otherwise it just keeps buffering.

Yeah what was up with that?

Because FLW made a comment about alcohol and ED pills never being sponsors for them.

Anyone hear Tak's entry to Every buddy was Kong-Fu Fighting?

And KVD, I'm not happy with my bag today....20 pounds 3 ounces :

I couldnt stop laughin when tak came in, lol, classic.  Id be happy as heck with a second place bag!

Hahahaah "I could see you in a tree stand from a mile away" in reference to Kevin Short  ;D

Is there a big holding take just under the stage where they are dropping the fish?? And they just keep swapping them out? or how does that work for a big tourny like this?

Somebody in IKE's boat must have overestimated the size of his fish. :  It was estimated that he had 22 pounds but only has 18-5.

KVD is looking set to win a third classic

Somebody in IKE's boat must have overestimated the size of his fish. : quote]

It was probably Ike. lol

Day 1 Leaderboard:

1 Charlie Hartley 5 21- 1 5 21- 1

2 Scott Rook 5 20-13 5 20-13

3 Kevin VanDam 5 20- 3 5 20- 3

4 Terry Scroggins 5 19- 3 5 19- 3

5 Cliff Pace 5 18-10 5 18-10

5 Casey Ashley 5 18-10 5 18-10

7 Edwin Evers 5 18- 7 5 18- 7

8 Michael Iaconelli 5 18- 5 5 18- 5

9 Todd Faircloth 5 17-10 5 17-10

10 Alton Jones 5 17- 5 5 17- 5

11 Kotaro Kiriyama 5 16-11 5 16-11

12 Greg Hackney 5 16- 2 5 16- 2

13 Jamie Laiche 5 15-14 5 15-14

14 Mike Baskett 5 15- 3 5 15- 3

15 Bobby Lane 5 15- 0 5 15- 0

16 Kelly Jordon 5 14- 7 5 14- 7

17 Jeff Freeman 5 14- 3 5 14- 3

18 Gary Klein 5 13-12 5 13-12

18 Dave Wolak 5 13-12 5 13-12

20 Brent Chapman 5 13- 6 5 13- 6

21 Jared Lintner 5 13- 2 5 13- 2

22 Clark Reehm 5 13- 0 5 13- 0

23 Aaron Martens 5 12-15 5 12-15

23 Jeff Kriet 5 12-15 5 12-15

25 Steve Kennedy 5 12-13 5 12-13

26 Todd Auten 5 12-12 5 12-12

27 Kevin F Short 5 12- 8 5 12- 8

28 Jay Fuller 5 11- 8 5 11- 8

29 Kevin Wirth 5 11- 6 5 11- 6

30 Skeet Reese 3 11- 5 3 11- 5

31 John Crews 5 11- 2 5 11- 2

32 John Murray 5 11- 1 5 11- 1

33 Tommy Biffle 5 10- 6 5 10- 6

34 Gerald Swindle 5 9-12 5 9-12

35 Mike Wurm 4 9- 8 4 9- 8

36 Takahiro Omori 5 8-10 5 8-10

36 Jeff Coble 3 8-10 3 8-10

38 Brent Haimes 5 8- 7 5 8- 7

39 Stephen Browning 5 8- 1 5 8- 1

40 Richard Watson 5 7- 9 5 7- 9

41 Chris Loftus 3 6- 8 3 6- 8

42 Matthew Sphar 2 6- 7 2 6- 7

43 Peter E Thliveros 2 6- 6 2 6- 6

44 Fred Roumbanis 3 5-11 3 5-11

45 Boyd Duckett 2 4-15 2 4-15

46 Derek Remitz 2 4- 6 2 4- 6

47 Ishama Monroe 2 3-11 2 3-11

48 Timmy Horton 1 3- 9 1 3- 9

49 Chris Lane 2 2-10 2 2-10

50 Mike McClelland 1 2- 4 1 2- 4

Man, this is gonna be a good one!

Ike is still alive.

Come on, Ike.

Great first day weigh-in.  A couple of suprises.  Should turn out to be a good Classic.

Come on IKE

Here's the final weights for the first day, link to it that is....

Link to first day weigh in totals

Im taking my carrot sticks back....boyd let me down on day one. :-/   Tomorrows a new day. 8-)

You gotta love seeing Charlie out on top after day one.  He didnt sound very confidant after the pre-fish, but he is on to something!  He's a great guy, and deserves a classic win...cant wait to see how this one works out!

Timmy's comment about being able to use their own stuff and wear their own shirts.... :-X

I wish I could have heard that.  Timmy makes a great point.

Saturday morning....

Not to crazy about the coverage on ESPN2..what do you guys think?

Going back and forth between the DVR and ESPN.com .....

Still going crazy...7" of snow..another kick in the jewels!!

ajr

Agreed, not a whole lot of the field covered, just the usual big names.  I got more info off of here and bassmaster.com than I did from TV.

Timmy's comment about being able to use their own stuff and wear their own shirts.... :-X

I wish I could have heard that. Timmy makes a great point.

Yes he does but it was just B.A.S.S. taking a shot back at FLW.

Is there a link to where we can get real time updates? Am I not seeing the blog for today?

I'm gonna say it!!!!

Love him or hate him Iaconelli is great for bass fishing!!!! I know alot of people here can't stand him, but fishing wise and marketing wise (this is a business remember!!) the guy is the FANtastic!!!

If he wins, this site will give out a collective MOAN!!!

And the next day, secretly, alot of folks will be buying all his sponsors gear!!! BRILLIANT!!!

IMO :)

AJR

I'm just about done with his book. I highly recommend it. He gives so much insight into his life before, and during his career. A great easy read. The guy puts so much pressure on himself, it's easy to see why he explodes when he lands a fish.  

Is there a big holding take just under the stage where they are dropping the fish?? And they just keep swapping them out? or how does that work for a big tourny like this?

Shimano has a release boat.  Not sure if it is at the classic but it is a pontoon boat with huge tanks full of treated water.  The h20 has enzymes and antibiotics, etc.  They say the fish released from that boat are healthier than when they were caught.

Again, not sure if it's at the classic but I'm sure these fish are being treated and released.

I'm gonna say it!!!!

Love him or hate him Iaconelli is great for bass fishing!!!! I know alot of people here can't stand him, but fishing wise and marketing wise (this is a business remember!!) the guy is the FANtastic!!!

If he wins, this site will give out a collective MOAN!!!

And the next day, secretly, alot of folks will be buying all his sponsors gear!!! BRILLIANT!!!

IMO :)

AJR

The kid can catch fish.  Everything he has achieved has been earned.

Looks like it may have slowed down a little today. Yet, a few of the pros have made a move. Can't wait to see.

On another note, I wonder if the jerkbait might come into play with this warm up?