ANDERSON, S.C. � Todd Faircloth's 6-pound, 2-ounce fish took big bass honors on the first day of the Bassmaster Classic. But fish two and three times that big have been caught by the pros fishing Lake Hartwell this week.

"I saw some diving birds, so I stopped on them and threw my little Fluke out there," said Kevin Wirth on Friday. "I could see there were white bass on top, but sometimes there will be largemouth and spots underneath them. I thought maybe I could get one to bite."

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