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Randy Ramsey (left) and Trevor Jancasz won Wawasee with a nice limit.
Randy Ramsey (left) and Trevor Jancasz won Wawasee with a nice limit.
Randy Ramsey (Battle Creek) and Trevor Jancasz (White Pigeon) overcame tough fishing conditions last weekend on Lake Wawasee to win the R&B Circuit Open.
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All of the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro action will premiere during five hours of original programming on ESPN2 this weekend. The Bassmaster TV Show will feature exclusive footage of Classic champion Edwin Evers' final-day catch. - Photo by Steve Bowman/B.A.S.S.
All of the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro action will premiere during five hours of original programming on ESPN2 this weekend. The Bassmaster TV Show will feature exclusive footage of Classic champion Edwin Evers' final-day catch. - Photo by Steve Bowman/B.A.S.S.
TULSA, Okla. The 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro will be remembered as one of the most exciting finales in history as Edwin Evers brought in a huge limit of bass to erase a commanding lead by Evers friend and fellow Oklahoma pro, Jason Christie.
A near capacity crowd in the BOK Center arena watched the drama unfold, and more than 168,000 fishing fans tuned in for the live-streamed weigh-in show on Bassmaster.com. But almost no one other than a handful of spectators on the banks of the Elk River has seen one of the most incredible, fast-paced flurries of fishing action ever as Evers put together his winning catch. His 29 pounds, 3 ounces of bass, all caught early on the final round of fishing on Sunday, March 6, was the heaviest final day catch for a winner in the 46-year history of the Classic.
Fortunately, a videographer for The Bassmasters TV show was in Evers boat that morning and captured all the action, which will premiere during five hours of original programming on the Classic on ESPN2 this weekend.
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Evers Comes From Behind To Win GEICO Bassmaster Classic On Grand Lake O The Cherokees
Edwin Evers of Talala, Okla., wins the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro held out of Tulsa, Okla., Sunday, with a three-day total weight of 60 pounds, 7 ounces. - Photo by Laurie Tisdale/Bassmaster
TULSA, Okla. For the first two days of the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro, the buzz centered around local sensation Jason Christie of nearby Park Hill, Okla.
But on the final day, another of Oklahomas favorite sons stole the show.
Edwin Evers of Talala, Okla., caught an incredible 29 pounds, 3 ounces of bass from Grand Lake O the Cherokees Sunday to push his three-day total weight to 60-7. The epic finish was enough to help him storm past Christie and the rest of the Classic field to earn a $300,000 payday and a spot in professional bass fishing history.
The win was Evers 11th with B.A.S.S., but his first time to raise the Classic trophy.
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Christie In Position To Go Wire-To-Wire At GEICO Bassmaster Classic
TULSA, Okla. For the first 43 years of the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro, only one angler managed to win the event in his home state.
Now, theres a chance it could happen for the third year in a row.
After establishing a solid lead with 20 pounds, 14 ounces on Day 1 at Grand Lake O the Cherokees, Oklahoma pro Jason Christie added 16-11 Saturday and maintained his spot atop the leaderboard with a two-day total of 37-9. Christie leads second-place angler Todd Faircloth (31-14) by more than 5 pounds, and has better than a 6-pound advantage over third-place angler Edwin Evers (31-4), another Oklahoma native.
It wasnt a great day by Grand Lake standards, but it was pretty good compared to what everybody else did today, said Christie, who lives in Park Hill, Okla., just an hour from Grand Lake. Just like Friday, I was surprised that I had as much weight as I did.
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Hometown Favorite Christie Takes Lead In GEICO Bassmaster Classic Presented By GoPro
Jason Christie of Park Hill, Okla., took the lead on the first day of the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro at Grand Lake O' the Cherokees, bringing 20 pounds, 14 ounces to the scales on Friday. - Photo by Gary Tramontina/Bassmaster
TULSA, Okla. The bass on Grand Lake O the Cherokees are in transition, and all of the 55 anglers in the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro are doing a decent job staying ahead of them.
But on Friday, one angler a local favorite who lives right down the road did it better than anyone else.
Jason Christie, a Park Hill, Okla., pro who lives just an hour away from the lake, brought five bass to the scales that weighed 20 pounds, 14 ounces and took the opening-round lead in the Super Bowl of professional bass fishing. Alabamian Greg Vinson, who almost missed the event due to the lingering effects of a concussion, is second with 18-1, and Texas pro Alton Jones is third with 17-13.