Article: Man on verge of bass fishing Super Bowl: ; Top five finish this weekend will send Charleston native to pro fishing event in Ala.

NASCAR's top drivers have started the Chase, the series to determine the stock car racing league's champion.

It's similar for bass fisherman Jeremy Starks, who is preparing for the windy challenges of Lake Erie as he gears up for the Northern Open 3, in Sandusky, Ohio, this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Placing in the Top 5 of the Northern Open would win Starks a spot in the Super Bowl of professional bass fishing, The 2010 Bassmaster Classic on Feb. 19-21.

Starks, 36, said a professional West Virginian angler has never made it to The Classic, which will take place at Lay Lake in Birmingham, Ala.

"It would mean a lot to me to win," Stark said.

In preparation for the open, the ...

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