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Tucker takes Central Open lead on Lake Lewisville, Hattiesburg’s Jones in top 50

Mark Tucker’s decade on the Bassmaster Elite Series served him well Thursday, and the veteran angler discovered a way to put together 16 pounds, 10 ounces during the first 2011 stop of the Central Bassmaster Open on Texas’ Lake Lewisville.

With 159 boats, the 29,000-acre lake is fishing small, so Tucker had plenty of company on a day that saw rain showers and clearing with afternoon winds steady at 25 mph. […]

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2011 Bassmaster Classic day 2 under way after nearly three-hour fog delay

After an almost three-hour fog delay, B.A.S.S. officials told the Bassmaster Classic anglers to crank up their boats and prepare to blast off at 9:45 a.m., MS-Sportsman.com has learned.

“It’s breaking a little bit,” said Bruce McDonald of Luling, La., when reached by cell phone. “At 9:45 we’re out of here.”

That doesn’t mean the fog has completely cleared, however. […]