History Set to be Made on WBT

By Saturday night, we'll know who will be the first woman to ever qualify for the Bassmaster Classic. The prestigious Women's Bassmaster Tour Championship takes place Oct. 23-25 in Arkansas - pitting the top 20 female anglers against each.

But the bigger news is in the WBT points race. Currently, Kim Bain holds a gigantic lead and, if she can hold that lead, will break the gender barrier at the 2009 Bassmaster Classic. Through 37 years of Classics, no woman has ever competed.

In fourth place in the points standings, Martin-Wells holds a only a shred of hope of overtaking Bain, but she isn't counting herself out.

"It would take nothing short of a miracle," (Pam) Martin-Wells said. "I figured it up: Kim's 73 points ahead of me. If led for two days, and then won, Kim would have to finish low. I can only do what I can do; a lot depends on how others do."

The current Top 10 standings on the WBT:

1. Kim Bain, 890
2. Cindy Hill, 876
3. Juanita Robinson, 855
4. Pam Martin-Wells, 817
t5. Sheri Glasgow, 801
t5. Lucy Mize, 801
7. Angie Douthit, 794
8. Patti Campbell, 774
9. Jan Heavener, 763
10. Laura Gober, 759

Obviously, with Martin-Wells admitting that she'll need something incredible to take place for her to climb the ranks, that leaves just three woman with a legit shot at advancing to the Bassmaster Classic.

Live coverage from this weekend's WBT event can be found on Bassmaster.com.

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