Bassmaster Classic 2014 Records Broken

[brendanc]

Has anyone seen some of the stats from the 2014 Classic? BassFan.com posted some really intersting details. Paul Mueller who's from Connecticut nearly won the classic missing the win by just over a pound. Talk about a come back from 47th place on day 1. It's always nice to see someone local making some waves in the big leagues.


Top 10 single-day weights since the Classic adopted a five-fish limit:
1. Paul Mueller: 32-03 (2014, Lake Guntersville)
2. Luke Clausen 29-06 (2006, Kissimmee Chain)
3. Randy Howell: 29-02 (2014, Lake Guntersville)
4. Preston Clark: 29-01 (2006, Kissimmee Chain)
5. Boyd Duckett: 28-13 (2011, Louisiana Delta)
6. Terry Scroggins: 28-06 (2006, Kissimmee Chain)
7. Kevin VanDam: 28-00 (2011, Louisiana Delta)
8. Randall Tharp: 27-08 (2014, Lake Guntersville)
9. Edwin Evers: 26-13 (2014, Lake Guntersville)
10. Derek Remitz: 26-05 (2011, Louisiana Delta)

Prior to this year, only Kevin VanDam (69-11 in 2011) and Rick Clunn (75-09 in 1984) had caught more than 60 pounds in a Classic, with VanDam the only one to do it with a five-fish creel limit. This year, there were eight anglers who broke the 60-pound mark at Guntersville.

Here's an updated list of the top weights in Classic history:
1. Rick Clunn: 75-09 (1984)
2. Kevin VanDam: 69-11 (2011)
3. Randy Howell: 67-08 (2014)
4. Paul Mueller: 66-08 (2014)
5. Edwin Evers: 65-11 (2014)
6. Ott DeFoe: 63-06 (2014)
7. Randall Tharp: 62-12 (2014)
8. Jordan Lee: 62-01 (2014)
9. David Kilgore: 60-07 (2014)
10. Doug Thompson: 60-03 (2014)

Also, Kevin VanDam caught 33-04 to pass Rick Clunn for highest cumulative weight caught in Classic competition. VanDam now has 784-05 in 24 Classics.

Here's an updated rundown of the career leaders in terms of cumulative weight at the Classic:
1. Kevin VanDam: 784-05
2. Rick Clunn: 772-02
3. Gary Klein: 757-13
4 (tie). George Cochran: 751-01
4 (tie). Larry Nixon: 751-01
6. Tommy Biffle: 508-10
7. Aaron Martens: 508-08
8 (tie). Denny Brauer: 450-04
8 (tie). Roland Martin: 450-04
10. Mike Iaconelli: 447-15

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[ba$$fan]

Good read. Hard to believe KVD didn't make the classic. It will be interesting this year on the trail to see how he does.

[brendanc]

I'm interested to see how he does as well. It's gotta be driving him crazy looking back on all those tournaments.

Welcome to the boards!