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Jeff Kriet
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Hometown: Ardmore, OK
Birthdate: 05-19-1969
Family: (Wife) Stefanie (Child) Paige
Times in the Bassmaster Classic: 5
Times in the Money: 79
Total Entries: 147
Career BASS Winnings: $704,783 |
MikeMcClelland
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Hometown: Bella Vista, AR
Birthdate: 12-29-1967
Family: (Wife) Stacy (Children) Justin, Jacob, Noah
Hobbies: Fishing, Hunting, Camping
Times in the Bassmaster Classic: 6
Times in the Money: 84
Total Entries: 148
Career BASS Winnings: $1,148,231
When I have to have a fish: 1/2 ounce Jewel Football Heavy Cover Jig in Peanut Butter Smoke color
My rod and reel for it: 7’4” Falcon Rod McClelland Signature Series Heavy Cover jig rod. Quantum Tour Edition baitcast reel 6.3:1 gear ratio. 12-15 pound fluorocarbon
Tip for fishing this bait: Keep it in contact with the bottom for at least 99% of the time, dragging it much like you would work a Carolina rig. |
Larry Nixon
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Hometown: Bee Branch, AR
Career FLW earnings: $ 1,196,203
Number of tournaments won:3
Number of Top-10 tournament finishes: 15
Number of events fished: 102 since 1998 |
Kevin Short
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Hometown: Mayflower, AR
Birthdate: 10-30-1961
Family: (Wife) Kerry
Times in the Bassmaster Classic: 1
Times in the Money: 43
Total Entries: 75
Career BASS Winnings: $506,986
When I have to have a fish: 7/16 ounce Jewel Pro Spider Jig in Green Pumpkin/Green Flash color
My rod and reel preference for it: St. Croix 7’ MH action Finesse Rod and a baitcast reel spooled with 12 pound fluorocarbon.
Tip for fishing this bait: This is an ideal dragging bait. Scoot it, don’t hop it, across the bottom. |
  
Jim Eakins
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Hometown: Nixa, MO
Career FLW earnings: $ 136,356
Number of tournaments won: 1
Number of Top-10 tournament finishes: 12
Number of events fished: 59 since 1998 |
   
Troy Eakins
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Hometown: Nixa, MO
Career FLW earnings: $ 144,333
Number of tournaments won: 1
Number of Top-10 tournament finishes: 13
Number of events fished: 44 since 1999 |
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