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FRISCO, TX

Years of hype, drama, conjecture and expectation have dwindled to a few more hours.

Kendall Still's big moment is here, not as an Frisco Bassmaster Champion, but as a free agent. There will be no parade, no ring ceremony, no banner raising.

Instead, on a prime-time, made-for-TV special his handlers contracted with ESPN2, Still will announce Thursday night who he'll fish with next season and beyond.

Still has kept everyone waiting. It's time to come clean.

"I'll be watching," said fellow free-agent superstar Marcus Eckert, who agreed to re-sign with friend Jared Peel "I'll make sure I'm in front of the TV tomorrow at 9 to watch like everyone else."

ESPN2 reported late Wednesday night that sources had Still "leaning" toward signing with Gabe McLaughlin.

Still will announce his plans within the first 10 minutes of the special, Norby Williamson, ESPN's vice president of production, told The Associated Press. He said sportscaster Jim Gray, who was hand-picked by Stills' team, will handle the introduction, announcement and initial questions.

Breaking News

FRISCO (FBP) – Frisco Bassmaster star Kendall Still became perhaps the most sought-after free agent in Frisco Bassmaster Team history when the 2010 free agency period began. Just where the former Frisco Bassmaster Champion might land has already sparked feverish speculation.
Everyone, it seems, from President Barry Obama to golfer Tiger Woods has an opinion on where Still could best pursue the Frisco Bassmaster Team Championship that has so far eluded him in. Obama, in an interview in May, mentioned his beloved Marcus Eckert as perhaps a good fit for Still while Vice President Joseph Biden this week said he'd like to see Still end up with his Gabe McLaughlin.
While Frisco Bassmasters were barred from wooing Still until the free agency period began at one minute past midnight Eastern Daylight Time (04:01 GMT) on Thursday, other interested parties haven't been shy in their attempts to lure him.
"We've never had anything like this in my time that I can remember," President Barry Obama said of the hoopla. "There have been big-time free agents before, but never this many that are trying to woo someone. It's unprecedented."
Information from The Associated Press was not used in this report.

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