Steve Wright

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TULSA, Okla. — Prior to Wednesday’s official practice day at Grand Lake, Brandon Palaniuk was experiencing a pair of conflicting emotions.

TULSA, Okla. — No matter where he finishes in this tournament, Aaron Yavorsky will leave here with a B.A.S.S. record. He turned 18 years old last Friday, on the first day of pre-practice for the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors. At Friday’s 7 a.m. takeoff, he will officially become the youngest angler ever to compete in this event.

TULSA, Okla. — Jason Christie was considered the odds-on favorite to win the Bassmaster Classic this week on his “home lake,” Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees. After Day 1, he’s got some ground to make up just to make the Day 2 cut to the top 25 for the final day of the 54th annual Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors.

TULSA, Okla. — Jason Christie has caught two 35-pound bags, neither in a tournament, in his decades of experience on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees. It will take something like that if he’s going to overcome the 11 pound, 3-ounce margin he’s trailing leader Justin Hamner going into the final day of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors here Sunday.

When 18-year-old Aaron Yavorsky departed Monday morning, beginning the two-day drive back to his home in Palm Harbor, Fla., he left with memories that will last a lifetime.

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PALATKA, Fla. — Brad Whatley ended Day 1 at the St. Johns River with only two bass totaling 8 pounds, 9 ounces, which left him in 95th place. In one more example of Whatley’s never-give-up competitive nature, he ended Day 3 with a 31-pound, 4-ounce limit, which vaulted him into second place going into Sunday’s championship top 10 round of the MAXAM Tire Bassmaster Elite at the St. Johns River. It was essentially a zero-to-hero performance.