2009 Bassmaster Classic Shatters Records
2009 Bassmaster Classic Shatters Attendance Records
The 2009 Classic Expo, which continues today at the Shreveport Convention Center, set a Classic mark for the most attendees in a single day when 60,123 attended Saturday. That smashed the 2003 New Orleans mark of 19,151 attendees.
“Not only is that the largest total in Classic history, it’s our largest total we’ve ever had in the Convention Center,” General Manager Sam Voison said. “It was unbelievable.”
The local Classic also set an opening day record, when 16,233 area outdoor enthusiasts visited the event. The local attendance was more than 35 percent better than the previous Classic opening day record of 12,056, also set in 2003 in New Orleans.
The CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, home of the weigh-in, filled to its 9,700 seat capacity in 22 minutes.