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149 epic shots from the 2024 Classic Expo

See the huge crowds and colorful displays that packed out the Cox Business Center in Tulsa, Okla.

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David A. Brown
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David A. Brown
Tulsa’s Cox Business center made the ideal host for the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo presented by GSM Outdoors.
B.A.S.S. Life and Nation Members eagerly await the Expo’s opening.
Smiles all around.
B.A.S.S. CEO Chase Anderson leads the Expo ribbon cutting ceremony…
And with that, the Expo is open!
Expo visitors make their way into the show.
Free buckets for carrying Expo goodies.
Bass Pro Shops always draws a big crowd.
Plenty of Bass Pro Shops hats.
Many thanks to Bassmaster Classic presenting sponsor Jockey Outdoors.
Jockey Outdoors brought Classic themed items.
Crush City is in the house.
Progressive Insurance had a fan-friendly booth.
Slots anyone?
The Progressive Insurance claw game is always a hit.
AFTCO’s Barricade rainsuit.
St. Croix introduced the new PHYSYX rods.
SEVIIN reels on display.
Yamaha boasts an impressive collection of B.A.S.S. pros.
Yamaha Motors and Bassmaster LIVE.
More Yamaha pros.
Families love big fish.
TOYOTA, Let’s Go Places.
TOYOTA, Beyond Zero.
Bassmaster Elite Seth Feider’s a fan favorite.
Feider signs an autograph.
TOYOTA’s ever-popular Plinko game.
TOYOTA’s Outdoor Memory game.
Bassmaster Elite Scott Martin with young fans.
Lots of shopping opportunities.
Shopping…
Shopping…
And more shopping.
Phoenix Boats
G. Loomis introduced the GLX line.
Skeeter Boats
TNT Fireworks ring toss.
Strike King Gravel Dawg
Lew’s Custom Lite 200 SS.
Feider joins Steve Bowman for Bassmaster LIVE Mix.
The Bassmaster LIVE team called the action from outside the BOK Center.
Lowrance debuted its new Eagle units.
Big crowds at the Bass Pro Shops booth.
A young fan gets his moment with the legendary Bill Dance.
 Any Bill Dance fans?
Nitro Boats
Ranger Boats
Triton Boats
Tracker Boats
The incomparable Gerald Swindle poses with a fan.
Mercury
Mercury pros Jamie Hartman and Frank Talley.
Daiwa introduced a line of high-end, super-sensitive rods designed by Kyoya Fujita.
Elite pros Bernie Schultz and Buddy Gross watch the Power-Pole MOVE crank up the water.
Souvenir photos.
Humminbird/Minn Kota
Minn Kota Ultrex
Minn Kota Talons and Raptors
XPress Boats
Elite pro John Soukup with a fan.
Elite rookie J.T. Thompkins.
Elite pro Chad Pipkens visits the Dakota Lithium booth.
Fans crowd close to hear from former Bassmaster Editor Bob Cobb, four-time Bassmaster Classic winner Rick Clunn, nine-time Bassmaster Angler of the Year Roland Martin, Bassmaster Editor James Hall, the legendry Bill Dance, Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris and two-time Classic champ Hank Parker.
B.A.S.S.
The Ike Foundation
Lots of fun at the MTN DEW Go Outside Experience.
The Bass Pro Shops NASCAR Camry.
Paw Patrol
Get it…
Get it…
Got it!
Oop, don’t got it!
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
Crowded walkways.
Mossy Oak Fishing
All the popular colors.
Exquisite blades.
Daiwa’s casting contest.
Expo fans pack the show floor.
Elite Chad Pipkens chats with fans.
Elite pro Matty Wong doing some shopping.
 B.A.S.S. mascot.
Bassmaster hats.
Bassmaster Classic souvenir t-shirts.
Making the selection.
Seaguar introduced three new JDM lines.
Bass Cat Boats
Falcon Rods
Costa
Cashion Rods introduced new models optimized for forward-facing sonar.
Elite pro Ed Loughran III shows the new Missile Baits Hover Missile Jig Head.
YUM added 4-inch and 5-inch versions of its Sonar Minnow.
The Muskogee Nation.
An unbearably cute photo.
Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite Qualifier pro Cody Meyer with a fan.
RealTree
Leupold
HUK brought the casting game.
The Bass University
13 Fishing reels
Vexus Boats
Navigating the Expo.
Expo traffic was steady.
iKon Boats
MotorMate
Creme celebrates 75 years.
SIMMS
Create-a-Lure
Bajio
Star Tron
Anyone thirsty?
Lake Folks
Beatdown Outdoors
Elite veteran Steve Kennedy looks over the swimbait selection.
Swimbait Universe
Buzbe Modular Tackle Boxes and Bags
Epic Baits introduced a new shaky-head design.
SPRO J.C. Elite baitcasting reels feature color-coded handles matched to gear ratios.
Pink Fishing
Taking a breather with the Expo goodies.
Frogg Toggs
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Fishers of Men
The Fish — the colors represent the salvation story.
Mustang Survival Gear
YETI
Old Town showed off a vivid new color pattern.
Railblaza kayak accessories
Caymas Boats
Suzuki
Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite Qualifier pros Blake Smith and James Niggemeyer.
SeaSucker boating accessories.
Former Bassmaster Elite and 2002 Bassmaster Classic winner Jay Yelas (left) serves as C.A.S.T. for Kids Executive Director.
Livingston Lures
Expo visitors coming and going.
BaitFuel’s new Injector and Hardbait Stick.
Yo-Zuri Rattl ’N Vibe
Z-Man’s ChatterBait Elite EVO
Photos on the big fish.
The Bizz Baits test tank.
Showgoers line up for giveaways.
The Bass Tank
F.A.S.T. Floatation
Attendance was strong.
The ideal souvenir photo.

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