The coveted Ray Scott Bassmaster Classic trophy is ornately decorated with images of famed southern anglers, but the 2023 version is now named after a northerner – and a Canadian at that.
Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson not only gave other classics in the Tennessee River system a lesson in precision, finesse fishing, but he did it using the “moping” tactic he had perfected after decades of fishing northern smallmouth waters. The Kenora, Ontario pro used wire-to-wire as he did on the same fishery during the 2021 Bassmaster Elite event there.
Northern tactics secured victory for Canadian Jeff Gustafson at the Bassmaster Classic
