With the start of the Bassmaster Classic just a little more than a week away, Joe Balog took time to reflect on a few of the epic performances in the history of the event. In his view, Guido Hibdon's win in 1998, Denny Brauer's triumph a decade later and Kevin VanDam's victory in 2011 served as watershed moments for the sport.
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