classic picks

[fishin spro]

who are your top 5 picks for the bass masters classic

i think it will be

1st place Mike Ike
2nd place Alton Jones
3rd place Rick Clunn
4th place KVD
5th place Ish Monroe

[aikenyounggun]

we have had a couple post about this already..... but
1: Mike iaconelli .... i even heard he found a honey hole
2: Greg Hackeny - great shallow fishermen... and a local (kind of)
3: Byron Velvick: he took my friend prefishing on the red river and invited him to the classic and is setting him up to be the guy who sits in boat and watches AND he got some free stuff from berkely..........

KVD aint going to win... i hope Kim Bain does good but i aint betting on it

[jcw1503]

I thin it will be
Mike Ike or KVD

i hope it is

Mike Ike or Ish Monroe

[carolina-rig-01]

in the other post i think my picks were a little different than these. but since we are going we decided that all of us would put $5 in a pot and pick 3 anglers, you would get the total weights for those anglers and the whoever had the highest weight would win the pot. we also decided to put all of the anglers in a hat and draw one name for a wildcard to offset anyone who picks the same guys (by the way we said you couldn't pick kvd but you could draw him as a wildcard). my picks were:

1. greg hackney
2. mike iaconelli
3. boyd duckett
since you asked for five picks i will also add scott rook and kelly jordon.

my wifes picks:

1. mike iaconelli
2. edwin evers
3. terry scroggins

dads picks:

1. mike mcclelland
2. todd faircloth
3. timmy horton

my cousin and his wife are also going and i am not sure who they picked yet but i think this little pot should be a lot of fun.

[bcklash]

C-rig, that is a cool way to do it--I wish I known this a week sooner, I could have got some my fishing buddies and took their money.


1-greg hackney
2-kvd
3-john crews (local boy)
4-ike
5-kim bain

[carolina-rig-01]

Originally Posted by bcklash

C-rig, that is a cool way to do it--I wish I known this a week sooner, I could have got some my fishing buddies and took their money.


1-greg hackney
2-kvd
3-john crews (local boy)
4-ike
5-kim bain

john crews would be pretty cool. kim bain? that must have been one that your heart picked huh lol? it's not too late to get a pot going, it's still 2 days away.

[jcw1503]

Kim Bain will be interesting this year....Everyone is counting her out and fishing is one of those sports you never know what is going to happen....It wouldn't surprise me if she is still there and has a chance during the last day!!!!

[aikenyounggun]

i bet there is one guy in the field..... probably federation nation that is going to fish just to beat Kim Bain so his friends cant laugh at him... this will mess him up b/c you got to fish to win... noone remembers 2nd place

yeah this is going to be a good classic.... anyone know where next years is?

[carolina-rig-01]

Originally Posted by jcw1503

Kim Bain will be interesting this year....Everyone is counting her out and fishing is one of those sports you never know what is going to happen....It wouldn't surprise me if she is still there and has a chance during the last day!!!!

just so i don't look like a jerk here (well anymore than usual anyways). i am not counting kim bain out because she is a female, i am not really counting her out at all. but when you look at the weights that the women bassmasters put up and compare them to the elite guys, the women are not very close at all. i know that they don't fish the same lakes under the same conditions at the same time the guys do, but i really think that there is a big decline in ability from the elite guys to the women. fishing isn't a sport that requires a guys strength, and women are capable catching fish just as well as men do but i really don't see her has having the talent it would require for her to really compete. if i am wrong i will admit it monday, and it would be cool to see her finish well but i just don't think it will happen.

[bamabassman]

nope....ain't gonna say iot this time. somebody say it for me ok?

[Bassboss]

1: Mike Ike
2: Rick Clunn (I'd like to see it be Ish, but I doubt)
3: KVD
4: Alton Jones
5: Greg Hackney

That's my pick

[MississippiBoy]

Originally Posted by bamabassman

nope....ain't gonna say iot this time. Somebody say it for me ok?

Bamabassman, for the win!!!!!!:d

[bamabassman]

Thar ya go!!!!!! Thanks pal.

[aikenyounggun]

yeah i agree with c-rigs explanation about Kim Bain... the drop off is huge and as they say "the fish dont care who is holding the rod on the other end".... i mean some women do ok in the opens.... case in point one of the women fininshed in mid 20 range at the harris chain lakes .... thats pretty good....

i dont see whats holding them back.... i beat all the adults in my club last year overall... just got to be consistent tho.... i was like Martens .... could get seconds but not a win.... haha .... sorry to Aaron Martens

[BassAddict]

I'll pick Evers to win this one!

[fishin spro]

Originally Posted by bamabassman

nope....ain't gonna say iot this time. somebody say it for me ok?

are you really a professional fishermen? if so, who are you?

figured u were jokin the 1st time, but i have seen it mentioned 3 or 4 times, and didnt know if it was true or not...lol

thanks,
-spro

[MississippiBoy]

Originally Posted by fishin spro

are you really a professional fishermen? if so, who are you?

figured u were jokin the 1st time, but i have seen it mentioned 3 or 4 times, and didnt know if it was true or not...lol

thanks,
-spro

The first rule of fight club is, you don't talk about fight club.

[carolina-rig-01]

Originally Posted by fishin spro

are you really a professional fishermen? if so, who are you?

figured u were jokin the 1st time, but i have seen it mentioned 3 or 4 times, and didnt know if it was true or not...lol

thanks,
-spro

lol no spro our buddy bama is just joking around.

[fishin spro]

Originally Posted by carolina-rig-01

lol no spro our buddy bama is just joking around.

lol...i figured so....but it would be pretty cool if he was serious

[Bassboss]

Originally Posted by fishin spro

lol...i figured so....but it would be pretty cool if he was serious

Yup that's are bamma!

Funny son of a gun he is!

[fish2]

Tim Horton
KVD
Mike Ike
Edwin Evers

[fishin spro]

Originally Posted by aikenyounggun

1: Mike iaconelli .... i even heard he found a honey hole

KVD aint going to win... i hope Kim Bain does good but i aint betting on it

u can bet that mike ike aint the only one thats found a honey hole...every one of them is sittin on more fish than u care to see i bet

NEVER count KVD out...i am willing to bet that he places in the top 10 if not the top 3....that river does not fit KVD's style of fishin, but he WILL adapt and catch fish...i will be amazed if he isnt still in it on day 3

[bcklash]

Yea Bama jokes alot but the real fisherperson in the family is Mrs. Bama.

[abu4600]

Mike Mcclelland or Scott Rook.

[bamabassman]

hahahaha, had ya goning huh? naaaa i am a WANNABE. hahaha, and they are right, the mrs bamabassman is the real pro (kidding here too). she outfishes me each and every time we go out. i don't really watch the "pros". watch the versus channel now that i got it on dish. but as far as who wins...it ain't gonna put in money in my account,lol. i just love to fish and have fun learning from other folks. maybe one day i might try a few REAL small tournies, but not now. gotta learn to catch em and not get embarrassed,lmao.