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An Analysis Of The Championship Field
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Career stats – Twelve Classic appearances with one victory, five Forrest Wood Cup appearances, 28 Top 10s and five wins. Currently ranked 4th in the world. Finished 24th at the Alabama River in 2004 and 19th in 2003.
Insight – An AOY title has always eluded him, and he made the title an intense focus this year. His intensity level should peak at Championship Week. It's somewhat ironic that the last time he was in contention for the title, he battled for it at the exact same venue – the Alabama River and Lake Jordan in 2003. Complete Story
The One that Got Away
I have two of these stories. One is in the more distant past, and one is a wound that has almost healed.
The older one is less painful now, only because it has been overshadowed by another lost fish, but it haunted me for a while. It was back in 2004 on the Harris Chain of Lakes down in Florida. It was a late January event, so the big fish were on beds. On Day 3 I was back in a residential canal and there was about five minutes of fishing left before I had to go in. I had just found a good group of fish that would've held me over the next day. Just before I had to go in I hooked into an honest-to-goodness 10-pounder. Read More
Father's Day: Four Generations of Joneses
Family has always been important to me, and so has the outdoors. I have my grandfather to thank for my love of the outdoors because my dad didn't fish. But that doesn't mean my father didn't help me get into the outdoors. In fact, he contributed more than anyone. He gave me his time, money and love.
By his love, I mean he spent time fishing with me because he knew how much I loved it. To me, him doing something he didn't care for just to be with me is a show of love of the highest degree. He went out of his way to give me the opportunity to fish. He even went and bought a lake house in east Texas and a 15 1/2-foot boat with a 33-horsepower motor. That was a hot rig back in the day, and for a 12- or 13-year-old kid to have that, that's really something else. There is no way I can thank him enough for what he's given me. Read More
Train wreck KVD zeroes on Day Three, gives Skeet, Jones opening in points race
"I'm fishing tomorrow and they're not, so I gain ground even with a bad day," Jones said. "That said, I'm fishing to win this event first and foremost. Points ebb and flow with each event. I've done as well as I can expect and if that's not enough, then so be it." Read More
5th: Decision Time for Jones
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"I assume that Kelly and I have caught most of the good, catchable fish out of there," he said. "I haven't decided whether I'll go back and see if more swim there, or what I'll do.
I'll sleep on it tonight and decide if tomorrow's going to be a practice day or if I'll go back and pound it one more time. It's really a tough call."
He caught one of his four keepers on the way to the lock and then had sporadic action throughout the day.
"I lost one I'd like to have a do-over on. It was about a 3 1/2-pounder and it got me hung up and pulled off. But those are the perils of the game."
If nothing else, he'll have gained points on the two anglers ahead of him in the AOY race (VanDam and Skeet Reese).
"I'd like to move up a couple of places tomorrow because those points could be very valuable come year's end." Read More
