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Bassmaster Elite Series ramps up on Grand Lake

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GROVE, Okla. --The top 100 anglers in the country are on Grand Lake this weekend competing in the Bassmaster Elite Series.

Five Oklahoma anglers are competing this year, including the 2016 Bassmaster Classic winner Edwin Evers.

The anglers launched into Grand Lake Friday morning and spent all day trying to reel in the heaviest bass.

The fish have to be at least 14 inches long. The top 50 anglers with the heaviest bags of five fish move on to the next round, Saturday.

The top 50 compete Saturday, and the top 12 move to Sunday. The weigh-ins are at 3 p.m. at Wolf Creek Park.

The winner receives a $100,000 grand prize.

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