Reed claims victory at Central Open

PADUCAH, Ky. ― On a day when fishing was at its toughest on the Tennessee, Ohio and Cumberland rivers, Texan Matt Reed cruised to an easy victory at the CITGO Bassmaster Central Open presented by Busch Beer.

Reed hauled in an astonishing 15-pound, 14-ounce limit on day three to catapult him from 10th place to the win with a three-day weight of 30-6.

Former Classic champ wins Northern Open

CATSKILL, N.Y. ― Heading into the final day of competition, former world champion bass angler Woo Daves was 2 pounds, 4 ounces from the leader's spot at the CITGO Bassmaster Northern Open presented by Busch Beer. So he went treasure hunting for the winning bass in the wreckage of a long-sunk Hudson River barge.

Auten ought to win

PADUCAH, Ky. ― If Mike Auten can keep his grip on the lead through the final day of the CITGO Bassmaster Central Open presented by Busch Beer, he will win $50,000 and be a giant step closer to a return trip to bass fishing's world championship.

Hudson yields lead to Pennsylvania angler

CATSKILL, N.Y. ― Dave Wolak and Pete Gluszek are neck-and-neck at the CITGO Bassmaster Northern Open presented by Busch Beer. Heading into the final day, neither is prepared to give an inch.

"If those fish show up where I caught them yesterday, I believe I'll win the tournament," said Gluszek of Franklinville, N.J., who boated four bass weighing 5 pounds, 15 ounces on Friday and dropped to second place, just 1-1 behind Wolak.

Kentucky's Auten leads Central Open

PADUCAH, Ky. ― Kentucky's own Mike Auten claimed the lead Thursday at the CITGO Bassmaster Central Open presented by Busch Beer on the Tennessee, Ohio and Cumberland rivers. It is the third time in as many months that BASS, the worldwide authority on bass fishing, has come to the fishery for tournaments that give anglers a shot at qualifying for coveted berths in the CITGO Bassmaster Classic presented by Busch Beer.

N.J. angler battles rain, tide for Open lead

CATSKILL, N.Y. ― On a normal day, Pete Gluszek talks with the speed of a carnival barker, peppering his conversation with nearly audible exclamation points and italics.

When he's leading a tournament, Gluszek's conversation heads into warp speed, as it did Thursday when he blasted to the top of the leaderboard at the CITGO Bassmaster Northern Open presented by Busch Beer on the Hudson River.

2004 CITGO Bassmaster Classic qualifers

The 34th CITGO Bassmaster Classic will be held on NC's Lake Wylie from July 30th to August 1st. 5 anglers from federation, 3 from each Opens, 25 from the Tour, 10 from Elite 50, plus AOY of 2003, in total of 53 will compete for the Classic title.

North Carolina anglers charged for local Classic

There's nothing like a Classic in your own backyard

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ― When sports fans think of the Tar Heel state, the college basketball of Tobacco Road and NASCAR racing immediately come to mind. When the CITGO Bassmaster Classic presented by Busch Beer hits Lake Wylie at the end of the month, two North Carolina anglers hope to change the mind-set.