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/PRNewswire/ The venue that was home to one of the most successful and well-received Classics of all-time will once again be the host for professional bass. ....
Modified Feb 26th, 2021 at 10:50 PM by Christopher Decker KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Despite cool, rainy conditions, Jeff Gustafson maintained the lead during Friday’s second round of the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee River, catching a limit of smallmouth bass that weighed 15 pounds, 10 ounces. His two-day total of 33-8 gives him more than a 3-pound advantage of Tennessee pro Brandon Card, who is second with 30-7. Gustafson, a two-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier from Canada, said he never expected to catch two limits of smallmouth with the 18-inch minimum size restriction in place for this week’s tournament waters. “It feels awesome,” he said. “Now with the position I’m in, there’s that stress. It’s been a good week so far. You could have signed me up for 50th place on Wednesday night. One thing I’ve learned doing this, these chances to win don’t come along very often and you just hope you take advantage of it when it happens.” ....
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. With a five-bass limit that weighed 15 pounds, 5 ounces on Saturday, Jeff Gustafson held onto the lead for the third straight day in the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee River. The Canadian pro has a three-day total of 48-13, potentially setting himself up for his first career Elite Series victory. Gustafson holds just nearly an 8-pound advantage over Alabama pro Steve Kennedy, who rebounded on Day 3 with a 20-14 bag of largemouth that lifted him from 19th to 2nd place with a three-day total of 40-15. Unlike the previous day where he suffered through a couple of lulls and struggled to land his fifth keeper, Gustafson caught fish most of the day Saturday, filling his limit of 18-inch smallmouth within the first hour. ....
Share this article Share this article KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ While check-in for the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee River was scheduled for 3 p.m. ET, Jeff Gustafson was waiting in the parking lot behind the World s Fair Park Performance Lawn by 2. With his limit of smallmouth filled and potentially treacherous waters ahead, the Keewatin, Ontario, native wanted to make sure he was back in plenty of time. Jeff Gustafson, of Keewatin, Ontario, Canada, has won the 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee River with a four-day total of 63 pounds. I figured it would take a really big bag to catch me, Gustafson said. And being 40 miles down the river and with all the logs on the river, there was room for something to happen and I just wanted to get these fish in and get back here. ....