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Alton Makes Cut On Clarks Hill 10th - 40-15 lbs |
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The 2008 Bassmaster Classic champion is making a run at the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year title, too. He's one of eight Elite Series pros that have made the top 50 cut in all five tournaments this season. "I've got a couple of things going here," Jones said. "On schooling fish, there are brief windows of opportunity. Six or seven times a day, there will be a four- to five-minute flurry. I've used YUM's new Money Minnow swimbait, and if I can get that bait into them while they're on top or as they go down, half the time I can get a bite. And that's when the bigger fish are coming. That's when I've got my 3- or 4-pounders. Between flurries, I'll throw the dropshot. I caught a 4-pounder with a little YUM Houdini worm. I haven't found one color in particular, but watermelon red and green pumpkin — I'm kind of playing with colors." Read More | Standings | Photos | Notes | Archive |
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I'm really having a blessed year. Just last week I received one of the biggest honors of my life. My hometown of Waco, Texas, declared April 24 to be Alton Jones Day. I was given the key to the city and a special proclamation. It was really something, and it was one more thing that showed me how very special it is to win the Bassmaster Classic. I keep talking about the doors that my Classic win has opened for me, but the impact of that one tournament has really been amazing. I thought it would be big and great for my family and career, but it's been even bigger than I imagined. Read More
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President Bush Meets with 2008 Bassmaster Classic Champion and 2008 Women's Bassmaster Tour Champion |
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10:11 A.M. EDT March 26, 2008
Oval Office
 THE PRESIDENT: I've got the fishing champs of this year. And, Judy, thanks for coming. She is from Many, Louisiana. She won the Women's Bassmaster. And Alton Jones from Waco, Texas, won the Bassmaster Classic.
And I thought it was important to welcome these champs here to the White House so that -- you know, to encourage people to fish. There's nothing better than fishing. I had a fantastic experience with Alton and our friend, Charlie Pack. He was a famous local fisherman. And he said, do you want to go fishing with a fellow named Jones? I said, I've never heard of him, there's a lot people named Jones. (Laughter.) It turns out the man I was fishing with is the -- wins the Bassmaster Classic. READ MORE |
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The Experience of a Lifetime |
The Experience of a Lifetime | March 26, 2008
Awesome! Absolutely incredible!
Those are the words I keep using when people ask me what it was like to visit the President of the United States in the White House. I'd use other, bigger, more impressive words if there were any.
The experiences I've had because of winning the Bassmaster Classic keep exceeding my expectations, and this one just happens to be at the very top of the list. Read More |
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Surreal, humbling and White House bound |
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 In case you're wondering, when the White House calls, your caller ID says "Unknown."
That's what happened to me the other day when I was on a Yamaha photo shoot after winning the Bassmaster Classic.
Things have been happening so fast for me over the past few days, it's unreal. I'm still piecing it all together and waiting for it to sink in. Of course, along the way I'm enjoying it a lot, too. Read More |
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 BRISTOL, Conn. — As Alton Jones was being driven to the ESPN headquarters at 6 a.m. Monday, he was still trying to grasp what had happened to him in the past 24 hours.
"(Sunday) morning when I took off to go fishing, I had no idea I'd be on a plane headed to Bristol, Conn., that night," Jones said. "I had no idea of the opportunities that I'd have." Read More |
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"Help Alton Fish for the Kids" 
