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Defending Classic champ Chris Lanes writes 'Never fish in snow' on his boat deck. (B.A.S.S. photo)
By Deb Johnson, Bassmaster.com
TULSA, Okla. — The guard at Tulsa’s BOK Center shook her head.
“We haven’t seen snow in downtown Tulsa all winter. The Bassmaster Classic comes to town, and we get snow,” she said.
And cold, ice, sleet, rain — even thunder and lightning — all in the days leading up to the Friday through Sunday world championship of bass fishing on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees. Fifty-three anglers will compete for $500,000 and the most prestigious title in the sport.
While weekend anglers might shy away from fishing in inclement weather, competitors in the 2013 Bassmaster Classic presented by Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa...