Bassmaster Classic Grand Lake Pictures Part 1

Tournament Tips
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Completed 73 years ago, the Pensacola Dam is nearly a mile long and holds back 46,500 surface acres of water.
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Fans who find their way to Grand Lake of the Cherokees during the Bassmaster Classic should try hard to schedule a fast tour of historic Har-Ber Village located on the shoreline near Grove, OK.
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A thin layer of ice covered a cove on Grand Lake in this photo from early January. It’s extremely rare for major portions of the Grand to freeze solid, but it happened as recently as 2010.
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Iaconelli reviews ‘screen grabs’ he saved during five very long days of scouting Grand Lake in early December. His Uncle Don patiently rode along just ‘taking it all in’ on the exploratory trip.
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Alan McGuckin, a fishing industry marketer for the past 18 years, is an avid angler on Grand Lake. Note the small patch of snow on the shoreline behind him.
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Mike McClelland holds a bass that fell victim to a McStick jerkbait. Most agree that a suspending jerkbait has won more late February and March tournaments than any other lure over the past 30 years on Grand Lake.
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Mike McClelland unhooks a small Grand Lake largemouth inside a small pocket near the mid-region of Horse Creek.
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McClelland graciously shares a look at lures he’ll depend on to help him try to win the Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake. McStick jerkbaits will dominate Mike’s arsenal.
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Local angler Mitch Webb reaches far to prevent a bass he hooked near the mouth of Drowning Creek from getting away.