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Outdoors: Bass legend working on comeback

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - As Rick Clunn enters the twilight of his pro fishing career, he finds himself in uncharted waters.

For the first time, he is just one of the pack on the Bassmaster circuit, not the man to beat.

And for a guy who once dominated the sport like no other, that's not always easy to take.

"I've always made my career living by Robert Frost's words: 'Two roads diverge in the woods. I take the one less-traveled,' " said Clunn. "I found success by taking the path less traveled; doing something different than the other fishermen did.

"But that's not as easy anymore. With the increased knowledge of today's fishermen, they figure things out. And a lot of times you have to fish in a crowd if you want to compete. And I won't do that.

"So, sometimes I pay the price."

Clunn uncharacteristically finished in 70th place in the 2010 Angler of the Year standings and failed to make the Bassmaster Classic for the first time in recent years.

For a guy who once was on top of the pro bass fishing world, that was humbling. Clunn is the only fishermen to win the Bassmaster Classic four times, and he holds the record for most qualifications for the

championship tournament (32). He was so good that he was chosen the



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