AOY leader Brent Chapman is already one-third of the way home in his quest for the title. He's already got a five-bass limit weighing 12 pounds, 12 ounces, according to BASSTrakk, which puts him in the lead at present.
Again, remember, we have BASSTrakk in only 50 boats, but Chapman is essentially competing within himself in this tournament. No matter what anybody else does, if Chapman makes the top 12 cut to Sunday, he wins.
Chapman has been keeping a simple mantra in his head: Catch 20 fish. That would mean he had a chance to weigh a limit all four days. But Chapman really only needs 15 to make that Sunday cut, and the AOY race ends Saturday.
Chapman set a daily goal of 14 pounds; he's almost there two hours into Thursday.