It’s Dean Rojas leading first day on Sabine River

The Challenge on the river Sabine in Orange, Texas is hot under foot with Dean Rojas in the lead for 15-10 and he caught the fatted bass at 5-15. He’s is holding off at the pass Mark Davis in second with lucky number 13-13 and Cliff Crochet in third place with 13 even for Classic berth and points are on the line in Orange, Texas. Break out your shooting irons theres hell fire in the old town tonight. Hell hath no fury like a bass Pro angler going after the mother lode and $100,000.

Where’s the 2013 Bassmaster Classic Champion

Bass angling Pro Cliff Pace brought in the new year and the end of the 2012 Elite season with the Bassmaster Classic Championship and is bringing up the pack in 22nd place and 7-10. Zeroing in on rough and ready Hank Cherry has 12-11 and fourth place, and Greg “Hack Attack” Hackney slides in behind him by a little over one pound and fifth place at 11-13.

Starving for bass bites they have to be 14 inches in Texas

Bullhead minnows, ghost shiners and red shiners had Ish Monroe in sixth place and 11-3 and Jeff Kreit and matt Reid just one pound behind Ish in seventh place for 10-13. Casey Ashley is just ounces away in ninth place for 10-9 and two more ounces behind Casey is Todd Faircloth holding on to the ten spot for 10-7.

The bass are making the Pros come out and find them.

  • Boat Launch: 7AM CT
  • Live demos on the water and family friendly expo Saturday and Sunday.
  • The River Festival starts Thursday 2-10 PM CT, music by "Three Legged Dog" at 5 PM. Friday and Saturday 11-11 PM CT. Kids Catch and Release take 5-10 PM. Friday at 8 PM Laser Spectacle to the music of Queen and Pink Floyd. Live local music on Saturday at 11-2 PM and 5 PM concert by Neal McCoy. Sunday 1 PM Cowboy Church Band.
  • Weigh-In: 3:15 PM CT

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Tina Ranieri learned to fish as a little girl from her dad, grandpa and two uncles in the stream, rivers and lakes of Indiana. While they all fished with fancy rod and reels, she used a bamboo pole, bobber and a sinker. ...

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