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Swindle's drive to fish means there's no coffee breaks

Marshal gets insights from days in Classic competitors' boats

The Bassmaster Classic usually brings out the finest performances of bass fishing's elite anglers, so any blunders can prove costly in this test of the best.

Statistics from BASSTrakk show how 'timing' really affected the tournament

Photographer James Overstreet scanned all the images he took of the 2011 Bassmaster Classic for us to present in a large format

The Bassmaster Classic is one of the most comprehensively covered tournaments in the world, and the droves of reporters leave few stones unturned when it comes to getting the stories. But not all of the lessons can be learned just by watching the winner.

Just in case you've been living under a rock for the past decade, Aaron Martens has finished second in the Bassmaster Classic four times since 2002. It's an enviable — but uneasy — record.

Kevin VanDam to appear on ESPN's Car Wash following his win in New Orleans.

Despite breaking Classic weight record, Martens falls short again

VanDam's designed crankbait 'system' a key to victory on Delta

At the 2011 Bassmaster Classic, Kevin VanDam made all the right decisions and many of them months in advance of the Day One launch.

For the past few years, Kevin VanDam has been giving bass fishing fans plenty of reason to sit back and look at his remarkable career in absolute awe.

The Bassmaster Classic was born in the desert of the Nevada, but it's rarely thrived so well as in the Louisiana Delta. The 2011 edition was a record setter in lots of ways.

KVD shatters Bassmaster records, competition on way to fourth title

Tank Pond giants appear in numbers at final Classic weigh-in

The Tigers of Louisiana State University met the Alabama Crimson tide this morning on Lake Verret, 90 miles west of New Orleans. The Tide came into the event as reigning champs behind their victory at the inaugural Bassmaster College Classic last year.