Dammit, you people are slipping.  Missed the first six episodes of this season.  Happened to be flipping around this morning and caught the last 15 minutes of the Kelly Jordon/Dave Spellcheck match.

Thank goodness for a DVR...

Nice avatar...  Yup, get a handle on your DVR because they are worth watching for sure.  I understand Classic Patterns may be coming back this year too via Joe Auten and crew so keep an eye out for those.  Not sure which network will air it if they do make it back on the air but I'd bet it's Fox Sports South, VS, or Outdoor.

What's a goodfella?

from bass zone

You've seen the requests on every bass fishing message board in cyberspace: What happened to Classic Patterns?

For those of you who came to the game a little late, Classic Patterns, a television/DVD Series produced by professional angler Mike Auten and the staff at Auten Interactive, was perhaps the premier instructional tool for advanced-level weekend anglers. It had no stocked trophy ponds, no staged catches and no me and Joe episodes. Instead, Auten took the top pros on tour and asked them to address difficult angling situations and seasonal patterns in a manner that would allow the viewer to learn while also being entertained.

After a hiatus of a few years, new episodes of the show are set to air on the Outdoor Channel starting in the first quarter of 2009. Classic Patterns will be part of the Friday night fishing block, starting at 9pm eastern, and episodes will re-air Sunday mornings at 7:00

Top anglers including Alton Jones, Timmy Horton, Edwin Evers and Terry Scroggins have already signed on, and Auten expects to add several other top professional bass anglers to his stable of featured educators.

It's going to be similar to before, but we're going to try to step it up a notch with the graphics and the 3D illustration. Anything we can do to teach people, Auten said.

Your on top of things set the hook. There have been a lot of inquires on Classic Patterns. Mike produced a great series for any angler. There was something to be learned for anyone. I'm anxious to see them.

Indeed.  Do not miss these episodes when they get back on the air.  I have several of the DVD's that I purchased at Bass Pro Shops and every one of them is first class in all regards.  Cinematography is top rate, audio is top rate, the anglers are of course world class, and the situations are TOUGH and yet they produce.  I know about one of them first hand as I fish near Lake Wylie where Jason Quinn did the Summer Patterns episode and that isn't easy by any stretch of the imagination.  I think he boated over 50 fish that day....  Amazing stuff.  Watch them, you'll learn a lot.