It will be a case of déjà vu for Bob Izumi on Friday when he begins the Canadian International Sport Fishing (CISA) Kingston Open.

The affable former TV host and longtime tournament angler headlines an elite field that will chase the $50,000 winner's prize in the three-day event. Izumi, 67, said this reminds him of when heralded Americans would come north to compete.

"In the late '80s through the '90s, Kingston had the Canadian Open," said Izumi. "Legendary American anglers like Guido and Dion Hibdon, Denny Brauer, Al and James Lindner, Bernie Schultz and many full-time U.S. pros who'd come up and fish the tournament.

"This is reminiscent of that because we have that calibre of angler, in a different era, of course, here now, so it's pretty cool. It was so cool to have those guys I knew

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