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The Toyota 12 - no. 6 Randy Howell |
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Profiling the 12 postseason qualifiers that will compete
during Toyota Trucks Championship Week Complete Profile
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An Analysis Of The Championship Field |
BASS Communications / Seigo Saito |
- Resume – Not native to Alabama but is Birmingham-based now and the 17-year pro, at least through most of this decade, has maintained an impressive portfolio of sponsors. Strives for consistency and usually delivers, but that also leaves him short on the win column. Typically a very strong river fisherman.
- Career stats – Twenty-six Top 10s and two wins across his 17-year career, with over $1 million in career winnings and eight Classic appearances. Finished 31st at the Alabama River in 2004 and 49th in 2003. Also fished the 2005 Bassmaster Open Championship there in December and finished 4th.
- Insight – Howell's a tough one to peg. His worst finish this year was 39th, and he largely landed in the 20-somethings for finishes. Good for the points, but it'll take more of a killer instinct to close in on the title at Championship Week. Complete Story
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Howell Spent Too Much Time on Small Fish |
Mark Jeffreys / BassZone.com |
“I really let myself get aggravated because I had company all over me. I just got a little rattled and missed like three quality bites in a row.”
Fortunately Randy managed five keeper bites, culling three times, in the last 30 minutes of the day. “It was a slow morning,” he said. “I was able to make up some ground this afternoon, but I had some opportunities that I should’ve capitalized on during the morning bite.” Complete Story |
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26th: Howell Disheartened |
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Howell did something that pro anglers almost never do at Oneida – he failed to catch a limit. He continued to pursue quality bites at the expense of ordinary keepers and ended up 1-07 out of the Top 12.
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Howell Leads Tight Leaderboard at Bassmaster Elite Series Regular-Season Finale on Oneida Lake |
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| BASS Communications / Gary Tramontina |
Randy Howell has treated Oneida Lake much like a complex puzzle. After four consecutive years of working the spacious fishery and building his knowledge base, the Springville, Ala., Elite pro inched one step closer to completing the puzzle with the Day 1 lead Thursday at the Ramada Champion’s Choice. His 17-pound, 9-ounce limit, a mix of smallmouth and largemouth, was nearly a pound better than that of Texas’ Takihiro Omori, who was second with 16-11.
Last year at an Elite event on Oneida, Howell finished 20th but missed a few key bites he said would have propelled him into the top 10. But through his mistakes he learned, changing to stronger line and sharper hooks this week. Aided by a bit of luck – Howell boated a few accidental largemouth – and Howell takes a strong lead into Day 2 of the four-day event.
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(Read by Max McLean. Provided by The Listener's Audio Bible.)
