Bassmaster Classic TV coverage?

[ShoreGuy1984]

Is there going to be any TV coverage of the 2011 Bassmaster Classic, besides the photos on the Bass HSOforum? I looked at the TV listings for the next week and do not see any coverage. What happened to basscam with all the tournament coverage, like last year? Did it get shutdown with Bass Insider? I dont see anything on ESPN3 either.

[Craigums]

They are going to be showing it 2/25 and 2/26 a week after the classic. Lame I know...

[ShoreGuy1984]

I forgot, the coverage is always on a week later..... The classic will be aired on sunday the 27th. I hate ESPN.....

[Timmy D]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 2/4/11

Coverage of the 2011 Bassmaster Classic by ESPN2 will be aired Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 26-27, and again on Sunday, March 6.

The Saturday show will recap the world championship from 10-11 a.m. EST

On Sunday, Feb. 27, the air times will be at 5-8 a.m.; 3-5 p.m.; and 10 to midnight.

The March 6 shows will air from 5-9 a.m.

[Cecil]

FLW was like a month after at least, so I'll take a week

[ikeslayer]

does anyone know if they will show live weighins online?

[LegattoAD]

They're supposed to be showing it on the bassmasters site.

[Cecil]

They did last year, but I hope they don't do it on espn360 again...

[bucketmouth64]

I really miss the coverage of the opens/elite series too. Wish someone else would have picked that up like fsn, versus. I will be definitely be watching the classic.

[ShoreGuy1984]

Yeah, I had At&t internet last year, so I was not able to watch any weigh ins on ESPN3 last year. I do not see any Classic weigh in covorage ESPN3's list for upcoming events. They do have some video updates on the Basscam, which I can only access through the BASS facebook page. The updates were on Gman, and Ike.

[Cecil]

What wasnt covered from the Elite series??

[HellaBass]

Weigh-ins will be live on HSOforum for EVERYONE - no 360

Also, here is why Jerry decided not to do same weekend coverage

"Being down there in the huge Delta, it's almost impossible for us to get the kind of material we need at a real timely pace," McKinnis said. "The Delta – it's a killer. We gave that lots of thought and figured we could just go ahead and do a better job by delaying it a week. We still have lots of TV hours dedicated the next weekend, and we'll just try to go wall-to-wall on the Internet. Our cost doesn't change. We still take all the equipment – all our Avid editing stations. It wasn't ESPN doing something fishy with us, which is immediately what everybody thinks. It wasn't ESPN at all. It wasn't a cost thing. We just figured we could a do a better job this way."

McKinnis also noted that future Classic broadcasts will be planned on a case-by-case basis, and size of the fishery will be a critical factor.

[Cecil]

Makes sense to me. Guys are traveling 4 hours a day and fishing 4 hours. That would be a nighmare for production. Biffle said his daily gas bill will be above $250 a day for the tournament!

[TR21HP]

Lot of fog this am, lots of decisions to make as well, it's going to make that long run longer. I think the weights have to be lower today with a shortened timeframe to catch them. By the way Hella Bass please show Troy how to catch fish in AZ. when you get out there.

[TR21HP]

Looks like they finally got off and Martens is way ahead with 5 fish and 21 plus pounds.Could this finally be the year for him?

[NTW]

The internet coverage during the event is pretty lame right now... no onboard camera this year.

[Cecil]

They cant do the on-board camera due to cell coverage. Litterally in the middle of nowhere

[ShoreGuy1984]

The coverage is really good actually!! Better then last year I think!! About to watch the weigh in!!

[Cecil]

Yep, weigh in comes on and I have to leave work..

I wouldn't say better for me since I was there last year. But still A LOT better than FLW or anything else

[HellaBass]

By the way Hella Bass please show Troy how to catch fish in AZ. when you get out there.

WILL DO!

[mozy]

I just checked the leader board and there is a guy named Clark Reehm who caught four fish for 11 oz. Must be some tiny fish.

KVD has the lead right now, has anyone ever won the Classic back-to-back?

[KickNBass]

I just checked the leader board and there is a guy named Clark Reehm who caught four fish for 11 oz. Must be some tiny fish.

KVD has the lead right now, has anyone ever won the Classic back-to-back?

Clark got penalized

Rick Clunn, back to back

1971: Bobby Murray, Hot Springs, Arkansas

1972: Don Butler, Tulsa, Oklahoma

1973: Rayo Breckenridge, Paragould, Arkansas

1974: Tommy Martin, Decatur, Alabama

1975: Jack Hains, Rayne, Louisiana

1976: Rick Clunn, Montgomery, Texas

1977: Rick Clunn

1978: Bobby Murray

1979: Hank Parker, Clover, South Carolina

1980: Bo Dowden, Natchitoches, Louisiana

1981: Stanley Mitchell, Fitzgerald, Georgia

1982: Paul Elias, Laurel, Mississippi

1983: Larry Nixon, Hemphill, Texas

1984: Rick Clunn

1985: Jack Chancellor, Phenix City, Alabama

1986: Charlie Reed, Broken Bow, Oklahoma

1987: George Cochran, North Little Rock, Arkansas

1988: Guido Hibdon, Gravois Mills, Missouri (first winner from outside the South)

1989: Hank Parker (had moved to Denver, North Carolina)

1990: Rick Clunn

1991: Ken Cook, Meeks, Oklahoma

1992: Robert Hamilton, Jr, Nashville, TN

1993: David Fritts, Lexington, North Carolina

1994: Bryan Kerchel, Newtown, Connecticut (first winner from the East Coast and the first BASS Federation member to win the classic)

1995: Mark Davis, Mount Ida, Arkansas

1996: George Cochran (had moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas)

1997: Dion Hibdon, Stover, Missouri(Son of 1988 classic champion Guido Hibdon)

1998: Denny Brauer, Camdenton, Missouri

1999: Davy Hite, Prosperity, South Carolina

2000: Woo Daves, SPRING GROVE, VA

2001: Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Michigan

2002: Jay Yelas, Tyler, Texas (now resides in Albany, Oregon)

2003: Michael Iaconelli, Woodbury Heights, New Jersey

2004: Takahiro Omori, Emory, Texas (but born in Japan; first foreign-born winner)

2005: Kevin VanDam

2006: Luke Clausen, Spokane Valley, Washington (first winner from a West Coast state; set record for total catch with 52 pounds, nine ounces)

2007: Boyd Duckett, Demopolis, Alabama (first to win championship in home-state waters)

2008: Alton Jones, Waco, Texas

2009: Skeet Reese, Auburn, California

2010: Kevin VanDam