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Inside the Tournament Trail

By Tim Tucker
BASSMASTER, July 31, 2002

Friday, April 1, 2005

Jay Yelas is living proof that nice guys don't always finish last. In his first 12 years on the CITGO BASSMASTER Tournament Trail, the California native and transplanted Texan has fashioned a reputation for being a thoughtful, cheerful kind of guy. You can bet that many of his peers were cheering for him to win the CITGO BASSMASTERS Classic on his 12th consecutive attempt. If you know Yelas, then you know that his religious convictions are a major part of his make-up. And during the post-Class ...

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