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Summer 2018
ON THE ROAD
with Randy Howell
Randy Howell’s son Laker at the
Bassmaster High School Open
at Lake Hartwell, finishing 6h
for the National Championship
qualification.
by Randy Howell
Photos courtesy of Randy Howell Fishing
FROM THE CLASSIC TO TEXAS FEST
page 24
W
e last heard from Bassmaster Elite Series pro
Randy Howell as he wrapped up a 21st place
finish at Lake Martin to start the season and prepared for the Classic. From his life on the road, Howell
looks back at the season starters, kicking off with Classic
highlights.
HMMM… THE CLASSIC
The stuff that’s not that great doesn’t stick in your mind and obviously I didn’t win the Classic; so, I don’t have a lot
of great highlights to share from that. But, just being in the Classic is a big deal and something that we work for all year.
My practice was slow. The weather had been warmer than expected and I think we missed the really good time on the lake. The cold fronts hit the week prior and the week of the event, knocking the water temps down; so, we had a challenging practice. I had a good couple of patterns; but I was scattered around the lake and didn’t have a good concentration of fish.
The Classic is really the only event of the year when you’re not fishing for points; so, you want to set yourself up