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It's About the Weather!

Bassmaster Classic conditions will be test of mental toughness

It's About the Weather!
Classic angler David Walker wrote in the snow on his boat during practice. (Courtesy David Walker)

"When you hear somebody say, 'This is not about money,' it's about money. And when you hear somebody say, 'This is not about sex,' it's about sex."

– H.L. Mencken

TULSA, Okla. — If you hear someone say, "The 2013 Bassmaster Classic isn't about weather," it's about weather.

"The story has been the weather since they announced the Classic was going to be here," Mike Iaconelli said.

The three-day Grand Lake O' the Cherokees event begins Friday. While the weather isn't as apocalyptic as feared by many, it's challenging, to say the least. When asked if he was concerned about ice on the launch ramp, frozen boat locker lids and frigid hands, Iaconelli...

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