Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship volunteer Brian Hebert has an uncanny ability of guessing the weights of the angler’s baskets before they go up on stage.
Frankly, it’s a little creepy.
With a mere glance he makes the call—and 90 percent of the time he gets it within one or two decimal places.
He would guess, and then wait as the anglers went up on stage. And time after time, he would hear almost his exact prediction echoing out of the speakers just seconds later.
He would just smile, shake his head, and move on to the next basket.
He said 14.4 pounds, it was 14.42. He said 15.2 pounds, it was 15.26. He said 9.2, it was 9.22.
And once in awhile he was bang on.
So is he psychic? Blessed with a sixth-sense for fish weight? Or just lucky?
“Oh, I’ve done it for five years, seen a lot of fish come through here,” he reasoned. “It’s fun, it’s where I have my fun here.”
Hebert has fished the FFCBC in the past, but never had much luck.
“I couldn’t catch ‘em, so now I weigh ’em,” he joked.
And this little game that he plays with himself to pass the time has, in the past, extended beyond just fish, helping him to win such contests as the “Guess how many jellybeans are in the jar?” sort. Which he usually correctly guesses within 10 percent.
How does he do it? In a whisper, he finally confessed.
“I know how to add,” he said. “I just look at them, and add them up.”
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