Local knowledge can be a blessing and a curse. For Gene Bishop, it was both. Fishing the BASS Open on Ross Barnett, his home lake, Bishop tried to use his local knowledge to find an untapped offshore pattern. But after a mediocre first day, he scrapped that plan for another local go-to: fishing a Barnett
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Havasu, Amistad shake up Minors Ranking
Now it’s starting to get fun. With the 2015 season a month old – at least for the Minors circuits – we’re starting to see some serious shifting in the rankings on a weekly, and sometimes daily basis. In the last two weeks there have been FLW Rayovac Series events at lakes Havasu and Amistad,
Data Overload: Bassmaster Classic
Every tournament has its favorites to win. Some look at local pros as the favorites. Others go by past performances. Yet others simply go on hunches.
We go by numbers, and we have plenty of them. Hence the series “Data Overload.”
Before every Majors event, we want to use our database of stats to figure out who really are the favorites at any given event. We want to know if locals really hold the edge, or if time of year makes a difference with certain pros. We don’t want opinions. Just stats.
Are you ready? Then let’s start crunching for the Bassmaster Classic.