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Classic Countdown: 17

By Ken Duke
Senior Editor, BASS Publications

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

When we started this Classic Countdown on Bassmaster.com, we were confident that we'd have something relevant to say about each and every number between 39 and 1. By and large it's worked out. The Bassmaster Classic is a historic tournament with lots of stories and lots of numbers. At least until you get to 17. For that one number, things run dry. Luckily there's haiku. Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry in three lines that has a total of — you guessed it — 17 syllables. The first li ...

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