Bassmaster Classic – Chris Lane Wins!!!!

  • Grouse_Dog
    The Shores of Lake Harriet
    Posts: 2043
    February 27, 2012 at 9:55 am #1325931

    Slams The Door With 15-14 Bag
    Lane’s Roll Continues – He’s Now A Classic Champ!

    Sunday, February 26, 2012

    Photo: B.A.S.S./Seigo Saito
    Chris Lane’s Bassmaster Classic-winning sack was topped by a 6-10 brute.
    By BassFan Staff
    When you’re hot, you’re hot.

    The 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series season hasn’t event started yet, but Chris Lane is already a double-qualifier for the 2013 Bassmaster Classic. His first qualification came via his victory at the Harris Chain Southern Open last month, and he picked up his second today by winning the 42nd edition of the sport’s premier event at the Red River in Louisiana.

    “This is an absolute dream come true,” said Lane, a native Floridian who now resides in Guntersville, Ala.

    He carried a 1-pound lead over fellow Alabamian Greg Vinson into the final day and won by nearly 3 1/2 pounds after catching a 15-14 sack. Vinson, who established himself last year as an Elite Series standout but has yet to win an event at either the tour or triple-A levels, held onto 2nd with a 13-07 bag today for a 47-15 total.

    Louisiana native son Keith Poche, the day-1 leader who’d plummeted to 10th on day 2, rallied back to finish 3rd with 45-15 after catching a stout 16-10 today. Alton Jones, the 2008 Classic winner, dropped one spot to finish 4th with a 14-03 bag today and a 45-14 aggregate.

    Ott DeFoe rounded out the Top 5 with a day-best 17-07 sack that gave him a 44-14 total.

    Here’s how the bottom half of the Top 10 ended up:

    6. Tim Horton: 44-13
    7. Dustin Wilks: 44-12
    8. Edwin Evers: 43-08
    9. Todd Faircloth: 40-15
    10. Bill Lowen: 40-15

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25025
    February 27, 2012 at 12:34 pm #1043476

    So what did he use so I know what the latest Bass lure craze will be.

    Rob2001
    Savage, MN
    Posts: 83
    February 27, 2012 at 12:48 pm #1043482

    Luck E Strike G4 and Gambler Ugly Otter

    red89
    Hudson
    Posts: 918
    February 27, 2012 at 12:54 pm #1043485

    I am glad they were not allowed to throw the A-Rig. That would have been nauseating to see a bunch of guys trying to throw those things around those stumps.

    Moores Bait
    Posts: 328
    February 27, 2012 at 1:07 pm #1043491

    Pug, I would spend more time practicing your hookset before worrying about the lastest in lures.

    Jeremiah Shaver
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 4941
    February 28, 2012 at 4:16 am #1043810

    Let me tell you there is nothing like being at a Bassmaster Classic…..Congrats to Chris Lane!!

    cade-laufenberg
    Winona,MN/La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 3667
    February 28, 2012 at 2:28 pm #1043819

    The A-rig probably would have been a non-factor on the Red River anyway… Table Rock on the other hand…..


    Jeremiah Shaver
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 4941
    February 29, 2012 at 2:49 am #1044346

    way to hijack Chris Lane’s thread on becoming Bassmaster Classic Champion…..LOL

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