If Seth Feider wins the 56th annual Bassmaster Classic, his Vexus will likely be in dirt-shallow water catching largemouth he refers to as “buckets” on a Rapala squarebill or perhaps a spinnerbait, and it will absolutely be fueled with sentimental motivation in the form of his dad’s old Bass Fever Bassmasters jacket from 1985.
“Dad’s in his 70s now, he’s not coming to Knoxville, so I figured it’d be cool to bring his old bass club jacket with me this week,” says the always laid-back Feider.
The Minnesota pro says his dad, Pete, and he fished together more so when Seth was really young, but by the time he was about 12, his dad would turn him loose alone for the day in a johnboat…