30K views · 659 reactions | Check out the Day 1 Highlights of the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota USA from an up and down Friday on the Tennessee River in Knoxville, TN. Seth Feider | Greg Hackney | Brandon Card | Jason Christie | Taku Ito 伊藤巧 | Brandon Lester | John Cox | Jeff Gustafson #BassmasterClassic #Day1Highlights #Bassmaster | Bassmaster | Facebook

281K views · 2.9K reactions | In 1994, a hamburger flipper by the name of Bryan Kerchal captivated the fishing world as he won the Bassmaster Classic on High Rock Lake. He was the first angler to win the Classic from the B.A.S.S. Nation! Kerchal's win went in the history books along with his iconic fish whistle he blew after every catch. #bassmasterclassic #bryankerchal #Classic1994 #BassNation | Bassmaster | Facebook