COLUMBIA, S.C. — Anglers talked tough, reminisced and discussed what it will take on Lake Murray after Day One of the Evan Williams Bourbon Carolina Clash:
“Tough, tough, tough I tell you.”
– Pat Golden
“It was a challenge all day today.”
– Dean Rojas
“I’ve several schools located with fish in them from 3 to 4-pounds, I just have to figure out how to catch them.”
– Jason Williamson
“I’ve got a lot of good memories out there.”
– Davy Hite on fishing Lake Murray, his home lake.
“I’ve only got a 2-hour window in the morning to get it done.”
– Rick Clunn
“These fish are highly pressured and hard to catch right now.”
– Kevin VanDam
“If this was a striper tournament I’d be leading right now.”
– Matt Greenblatt
“About 10 o’clock today I wanted to take a knee.”
– Keith Combs
“This is why you listen to Trip Weldon (B.A.S.S. Tournament Director) during the anglers meeting. It’s a 12-inch minimum length limit out there and I was fishing a 14-inch length limit today.”
– Boyd Duckett
“The guy that figures out how to catch them when the clouds go away will win this tournament.”
– Mike Iaconelli