A star-studded field of the 50 best bass fishermen in the world are practicing hard here right now for the World Championship that starts this Friday. FLW pro Dave Lefebre was crowned the TTBC champion here in 2009. The past champ caught a nine-pounder during practice here on Monday along with three other good ones.
Bassmaster Elite pro Brian Snowden, another past TTBC champion, has qualified for and fished in every TTBC event since the first in 2007 on Lake Fork. Brian won the TTBC on Conroe in 2010. He knows Lake Conroe well, having spent a lot of time here. "After a rough year on the Elite tour, I am excited to be here," says Snowden who worked hard to qualify for the TTBC this year through the PAA series. "Doing well on Conroe would be a big deal for me to finish up the year strong," hopes Snowden. "I've had some good quality fish so far in practice. It is hard to get them to bite, but when is it ever easy?"
The defending champion, Elite pro Keith Combs won the TTBC here in 2011. He has a lot of experience on Conroe and other tournament waters around Texas. His practice has been extremely tough so far. Interestingly, Keith's staying out of some the holes where he caught the big fish to win in 2011. Combs says, I don't want to get burned fishing on memories. It would be so tempting to go out and try to do the same thing, fish the same places I did last year." Click here for more on the TTBC field
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