"I'd like to thank my roommate, Brandon Palaniuk, for inviting me to his area."
– Chris Zaldain, on the spot where he caught a 4-6 smallmouth Saturday.
"Any place we go where when you leave your boat absolutely reeks of bass, that's a good place."
– Kevin Short, about his numerous fish catches this week
"It can't happen two years in a row."
– Aaron Martens, on the massive annual mayfly hatch that ruined him on Day Four here last year
"What's weird about it is that I probably caught more fish today than the first two days combined. I just never got a big one."
– Todd Faircloth
"I caught that big smallmouth in about two feet of water. It was a shock."
– Edwin Evers
"I'm fishing so shallow, you could take this microphone here and half of it would be sticking out of the water."
– Cliff Pace
"It's so much fun anytime you can get out there and bust out your box of frogs."
– Fred Roumbanis
"I think I've got a real good chance. I've got a spot I've saved. I go by there every once in awhile and catch one or two. I think it's loaded."
– Tommy Biffle
"You're incredibly strong for an older gentleman. My question is, when is the last time you showered?"
– Elite Series emcee Dave Mercer, after Tommy Biffle put him in a headlock for insisting that Biffle promised to sing on Sunday
"Holy smokes. Look at the crowd."
– Grant Goldbeck, on another huge weigh-in gathering in La Crosse.