Neither Brandon Palaniuk nor Bryan Schmitt are strangers to hoisting trophies. Though, the ones both held this weekend probably felt a bit different. For Palaniuk, his win during the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest on Sam Rayburn broke a four-year drought for victories, which is notable when you consider he won three Major events in four
Alton Jones
This chart represents the points earned for each of the 21 events Alton has participated in over the past 24 months.
529.22past 24 months average (21 events)
458.59past 12 months average (9 events)
Alton is averaging 529.22 points per event over the past 24 months and 458.59 points per event over the past 12 months, for a generally down trend.
Trends: Our trend feature compares an angler's average points from the prior 24 months to the average points from the prior 12 months to establish whether the angler's recent performance exceeds or falls behind that of a longer span. If the recent average is within 2.5% of the average for the longer period, we consider the angler's performance to be steady, as indicated by an almost equals to sign.
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Evers the Optimist (and Champ)
Edwin Evers knew if the wind would just blow, he had a spot where he could catch some big’uns. He wasn’t kidding. Sitting in third and behind by more than six pounds going into the final day of the Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake, Evers gambled on the chance that a windy forecast might turn
Hartwell’s (possible) heroes
We’re only three days from the 45th Bassmaster Classic. So how’s your fantasy team looking? This year might be one of the toughest for fantasy fisherman. There is little history on Lake Hartwell for most of the field, since the only other BASS event there was the 2008 Classic won by Alton Jones. And Jones
Data Overload: Toledo Bend and Kentucky Lake
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Movers & Shakers: Old Hickory, Kentucky Lake fallout
Steve Kennedy continues to dominate the PAA and move up the Majors ranking, while local Kentucky Lake sticks also makes some moves in the Minors ranking.