News Archive For August 2008
Faircloth survives scare
August 07, 2008 (bassmaster.com, August 7, 2008)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Todd Faircloth looked like he’d seen a ghost after he was the first angler across the weigh-in stage Thursday at the Bassmaster Elite Series Champion’s Choice presented by Ramada Worldwide. But the 33-year-old Jasper, Texas, native must have looked even worse two hours earlier, when he had only one bass in his livewell at 3 p.m. Faircloth …Read more »One last chance
August 07, 2008 (bassmaster.com, August 7, 2008)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ernest Hemingway, who caught a fish or two in his lifetime, once described bankruptcy as happening “gradually, then suddenly.” Similarly, while every one of the 11 regular season tournaments counts equally during the course of the Elite Series schedule, what looked like a marathon back in March now resembles a sprint. Storylines that have been building on …Read more »A fight to the finish
August 06, 2008 (bassmaster.com, August 6, 2008)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For the past month, Todd Faircloth and Kevin VanDam have felt like the members of the two NFL Super Bowl teams during that seemingly never-ending series of press conferences leading up to the big game. They’ve been asked — over and over — every question imaginable about the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race. Finally, …Read more »Oneida Lake Preview — Syracuse, N.Y.
August 06, 2008 (bassmaster.com, August 5, 2008)
The Bassmaster Elite Series will bring its 11th tournament of the season — the Champion’s Choice presented by Ramada Worldwide — to Oneida Lake out of Syracuse, N.Y., as the 2008 Bassmaster Elite Series season comes to a close. As part of the celebration of crowning the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year, BASS’ outdoors expo Saturday and Sunday …Read more »Kiriyama’s victory makes terminally ill dad proud
August 03, 2008 (bassmaster.com, August 3, 2008)
BUFFALO, N.Y. — As he stood backstage Sunday afternoon, all Kotaro Kiriyama could think about was his terminally ill father as he waited to weigh-in on the final day of the Bassmaster Elite Series Empire Chase presented by Farmer’s Insurance. It was 18 years ago Takashi Kiriyama told his then 18-year-old son he needed to leave Japan, because Kotaro was …Read more »Kiriyama makes major statement at Lake Erie
August 03, 2008 (bassmaster.com, August 3, 2008)
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Kotaro Kiriyama left Lake Erie last year with more than just a second-place check in the Bassmaster Elite Series Empire Chase. He proved that Saturday with a five-bass limit weighing 25 pounds. It gave him the lead going into the final day of this year’s Empire Chase presented by Farmer’s Insurance. That 5-pound average of smallmouth bass …Read more »THE NINJA STRIKES…
August 03, 2008 (basszone.com, August 3, 2008)
Buffalo, NY – The Empire Chase on Lake Erie has, for the most part, looked like a gigantic wave pool since the pros pulled into Buffalo last Monday. Saturday’s launch, however, greeted the anglers with conditions resembling a child’s wading pool. With barely a whisper of a breeze, the remaining 50 pros experienced a smooth morning run after early-morning thunderstorms …Read more »Ike Overtakes Reed On Day 2, KVD moves up to 14th
August 01, 2008 (bassfan.com, August 1, 2008)
Lake Erie’s the type of fishery where a hot hump or reef can keep kicking fish out for 4 straight days. It’s also the type of place where it can be hard to mount a comeback if you didn’t discover that right hump or reef in practice. There’s just too much water to start over. So it’s no surprise at …Read more »Iaconelli leads top-five pack grouped within 2 pounds
August 01, 2008 (bassmaster.com, August 1, 2008)
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mike Iaconelli’s goal this week was simply to make the top 50 at the Bassmaster Elite Series Empire Chase presented by Farmer’s Insurance. He knew that would be enough to solidify his place among the qualifiers for the 2009 Bassmaster Classic and allow him to fish worry-free in the final event of the season next week at …Read more »