Skylar did his homework

The 2017 Elite Series rookie class showed up in a big way during the season opener at Lake Cherokee two weeks ago, Skylar Hamilton has given notice early today that it wasn’t a passing fad.

BASSTrakk indicates the 22-year-old rookie from Dandridge, Tenn., boated a 5-pounder at 7:13 a.m. and an 8-pounder at 7:19, vaulting him to the top the very, very, very early leaderboard with 13 pounds.