With the Bassmasters Classic coming up this week, I thought it would be cool to get thoughts and opinions on who we all think have the chance to win or at least do very well in the event. I would like to see our Cali guys do well, but there is to many others that should do much better. Personally like Tim Horton and Kevin Wirth. I believe conditions and ambition will play into there hands. But talk about ambition Gary Klein has tasted the victory to many times and has not been able to deliver the final blow, I would really like to see Klein win this thing. We all know Kevin VanDam is always a threat but for some reason I just dont feel this is his weekend, hopefully he will prove me wrong. Denny Brauer is having a HUGE year can his luck hold on for the Classic, if so this would be the biggest year of his career. All these names and I havent even mentioned Mike Iaconelli, all I can say is good luck. He has been extremely busy the last year living as the 2003 classic champ and will need to try and relax get out of the classic champ hipe and fish hard.

So I guess my pick and hopeful's would be Gary Klien all or nothing and Denny Brauer to do very well if not win.


Here is the roster

BASS Federation – Southern Division
Russ Lane
BASS Federation – Central Division
William Pippen
BASS Federation – Northern Division
Thad Takes
BASS Federation – Western Division
Jeff Boyer
BASS Federation – Eastern Division
George Acord
CITGO Bassmaster Open — Southern Division
Tim Horton
David Walker
Denny Brauer
CITGO Bassmaster Open — Central Division
Edwin Evers
Tim Carroll
Steve Sennikoff
CITGO Bassmaster Open — Northern Division
Art Ferguson III
Kevin Wirth
Chuck Economou
CITGO Bassmaster Open — Western Division
Bink Desaro
John Murray
Skeet Reese
CITGO Bassmaster Tour presented by Busch Beer
Gerald Swindle
Michael Iaconelli
Kelly Jordon
Aaron Martens
Scott Suggs
Bernie Schultz
Takahiro Omori
Brent Chapman
Chad Brauer
Davy Hite
Chris Baumgardner
Marty Stone
Brett Hite
Jim Bitter
Lee Bailey
Peter Thliveros
Harold Allen
Mark Kile
Brian Snowden
Mike McClelland
Randy Blaukat
Paul Elias
Mark Tucker
Jason Quinn
Ben Matsubu
Bassmaster Elite 50 Series
Kevin VanDam
Stacey King
Alton Jones
Greg Hackney
Gary Klein
Zell Rowland
Mark Davis
Dean Rojas
Tommy Biffle
Dustin Wilks
2003 CITGO Bassmaster Angler of the Year
Jay Yelas

Lets hear some thoughts and opinions.