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Jones jumps to the top

By Steve Wright
ESPNOutdoors.com

Saturday, February 23, 2008

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Brent Chapman succinctly summed up the second day of the Bassmaster Classic for almost every angler in the 50-man field. "It was a lot warmer than yesterday, but the fishing was a little colder," Chapman said. Of the top 12 anglers going into Sunday's $500,000 first-place final, only three caught a bigger bag Saturday than they did on Friday. Alton Jones of Waco, Texas, had the second-biggest bag of the day — 18 pounds, 11 ounces — and jumped from 10th place ...

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