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Burgess Braces For Big Heartache At Old Hickory |
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Come next week, Mark Burgess might be the only angler ever to go into a tour-level event hoping to finish in 11th place. Not among the Top 11, but 11th on the nose. In his unique best-case scenario, one spot out of the cut at the Old Hickory FLW Series would be perfect.
His body will likely be stuck in Gallatin, Tenn. next Friday evening, but his mind and heart will be at home in Norton, Mass. If he can figure out a way to traverse the nearly 1,100 miles between those cities within a very narrow time window (assuming he misses the Top 10 cut on day 3), he'll jump at it. But in reality, he'd probably need someone to offer him the use of a private jet and a pilot. Read More |
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Champlain champion faces choices |
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PLATTSBURG, N.Y. — Like last week on Oneida Lake, the eventual winner on Lake Champlain will have to make a Champion's Choice.
Bassmaster.com asked northeast pro Mark Burgess to evaluate the Bassmaster Elite Series' ninth event of the year, the Champion's Choice. Read More |
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Smallmouth the key to Empire Chase |
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BREWERTON, N.Y. — Expect mixed bags and possibly a little peril when the Bassmaster Elite Series anglers hit upstate New York's Oneida Lake for the Empire Chase this week.
Mark Burgess, a professional bass tournament angler from Norton, Mass., was asked by Bassmaster.com to assess the first leg of the Elite Series Northern Swing on a lake he's competed on regularly. Read More |
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BURGESS: LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO STAY ON THE SIDELINE |
Dedicates Rookie Season To Ailing Father
Norton,MA. – Immediately after the BASS Central Open season ended, Mark Burgess found himself on the outside of the Elite Series cut looking in. It was a disappointing position, but one that he was familiar with.
“It has always been a goal of mine,” he said. “The first year I fished the Opens, I was in 14th place going into the last event. That was when they took 25 and I ended up 32nd. When they took the top 15, I was 18th.”
But his disappointment was short-lived. When it became evident that several qualifiers would decline their invitations to fish the 2009 Elite Series, Burgess got his opportunity. “They handed me an Elite packet and I was psyched,” he said. “It was a personal accomplishment that had always been a goal of mine.” With that accomplishment came opportunity, but there also came a weighty decision – could he afford to take the leap to the next level?
Ultimately, Burgess could not turn down the opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream to fish at the highest level of competition, but it took a full-family commitment and inspiration from a number of sources to get him to that point. Read Complete Story
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