2014 revisited: Anything possible on Guntersville

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Alabama’s famed Lake Guntersville will be the fishery for the 50th anniversary Classic, where 53 anglers who qualified over the past year vie for the winner’s purse of $300,000. “The Classic is literally a life-changing event for the angler who wins," B.A.S.S. Director Chase Anderson said. “It exemplifies what Bassmaster competition stands for: ‘Big Bass. Big Stage. Big Dreams.’”
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Steve Wright

A quick recap of the 2014 Bassmaster Classic emphasizes the point that anything is possible in a three-day tournament on Lake Guntersville:

– The Day 1 leader was Randall Tharp with 27-8, followed closely by Edwin Evers with 26-13.
– The Day 2 leader was Evers and Tharp was only one ounce behind.
– Paul Mueller caught only three fish totaling 9-10 on Day 1 to finish in 47th place, but he weighed a Classic record 32-3 on Day 2 to leap into 5th place.
– Randy Howell started Day 3 in 11th place, 9 pounds behind the leader, Evers. Howell weighed 29-2, which was at the time the third-largest five-bass limit in Classic history, to win with a three-day total of 67-8, exactly one pound more than second-place Mueller.