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BASS Reporter's Notebook

By Deb Johnson
BASS Communications

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

In 2007 on Lay Lake, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Boyd Duckett of Demopolis, Ala., made BASS history when he became the first home-state Bassmaster Classic champion. He's still the only angler in the Classic's 39-year history to disprove the native-son jinx. Duckett is aiming for a second Classic win in Alabama when the sport's biggest event returns in 2010 to Lay Lake and Birmingham. But first he has to earn a berth in the 51-angler field for the Feb. 19-21 tournament with the $500,000 prize. ...

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