“Big Dave” Smith atop the leaderboard

If there’s a nicer man in professional bass fishing than “Big Dave” Smith, I’m not aware of him. Big Dave is also the oldest man in bass fishing, I think, since he’s 6 months older than God, i.e. Rick Clunn. (Smith turns 70 in January next year; Clunn hits the mark in July.)

 

So it’s a feel-good moment to see Smith atop the BASSTrakk leaderboard this morning with 4 fish weighing 10-10. This is Smith’s 201st BASS tournament. Clunn, by the way, got a big head-start on Smith in that department. This is Clunn’s 413th BASS competition.