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Inside BASS: Auten narrowly misses Classic

By Tim Tucker
June 29, 2004

Tuesday, June 29, 2004

It would be hard to find a more disappointed guy than Todd Auten. For the last six months and through two different avenues, the 38-year-old South Carolina pro feverishly worked to qualify for the upcoming world championship, the CITGO Bassmaster Classic presented by Busch Beer. All competitive bass anglers aim for the Classic each year, but it was different for Auten. He was driven by a special urgency because Classic XXXIV is set for his home lake, Lake Wylie. In the end, Auten came up ag ...

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