Quality showing up early

Although no Elite Series angler seemed happy about the number of bites he got in practice, both Jacob Powroznik and Mike Iaconelli noted there are good numbers of 3- to 5-pound bass in Chesapeake Bay. And that is showing up early today. Of the first 4 bass catches reported on the Twitter feed, James Niggemeyer landed a 4 1/2-pounder at 6:41 and Ken Iyobe caught a 3-pounder at 6:34 ET