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OUTDOORS

BASS

MASTER

TIM JOHNSTON OF KALISPELL

TO COMPETE IN THE MOST

PRESTIGIOUS PROFESSIONAL

FISHING TOURNAMENT IN
THE WORLD

Tim Johnston
qualiied for the
IBassmaster Classic.
GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD
BEACON

n two weeks, more than 50 elite anglers will con- up of 56 competitors they tabbed a few top contend- with a win at Guntersville,” wrote Ken Duke with
verge on Lake Guntersville, the largest lake in Ala- ers and presumptive favorites, including past cham- B.A.S.S., the organization that runs the annual
bama at 69,000 acres, for the Bassmaster Classic.
pions and professional all-stars of the sport. Out of Bassmaster Classic.
It’s the biggest, most prestigious professional that group, they named the ultimate underdog, an Relecting his good nature, Johnston laughs of

ishing tournament in the world and features three amateur with a 150:1 shot of winning the Classic.
the long odds stacked against him. He even emailed
days of fervent casting on national television for the Meet Tim Johnston of Kalispell. He’s a 45-year- Duke and said he agreed with the assumption that
coveted “World Champion” trophy and $300,000 old nurse anesthetist with a generous smile, a life- an unknown amateur from Montana would have a
irst-place prize.
long passion for ishing and a mean cast.
lot to overcome in order to out cast the best in the
When the oddsmakers looked at this year’s line-
“He would shake up the bass ishing world
world.

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