The Bassmaster Tour returns to North Carolina's High Rock Lake next week for the first time since the 1998 Classic, and 12 anglers who competed in that event are in the field for the American Major.
That list is headed by '98 Classic champion Denny Brauer. But the Missouri veteran's success at High Rock has been mixed – he was 40th (dead last) in the '95 Classic.
Two anglers in the American field have fished all three Classics that have been held at High Rock. Kevin VanDam was 13th in '98, 6th in '95 and 18th in '94, and Gary Klein was 33rd in '98, 20th in '95 and 27th in '94.
Tommy Biffle has fished two Classics at High Rock and fared extremely well in both – he was 6th in '98 and 2nd in '94.
Here are the High Rock Classic finishes of the other anglers who'll fish next week:
Mark Tucker (8th in '98)
Kevin Wirth (9th in '98)
Zell Rowland (10th in '98, 9th in '94)
Gerald Swindle (12th in '98)
Skeet Reese (tied for 15th in '98)
Alton Jones (19th in '98)
Davy Hite (23rd in '98, 14th in '94)
Stephen Browning (27th in '98)
