The pros have launched their boats and the sun is breaking over the eastern horizon to shine brightly on day three of the St. Lawrence Elite Series tournament. It is much cooler this morning and...
I'm back at the official ramp in Waddington, New York, waiting for the pros to roll in. The fishing seemed to be slower today, but we'll know more about that in a few hours.
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We're on our way back toward the launching area and see three pros fishing in the same proximity. They include Morizo Shimizu, Matt Herren and Brian Snowden.
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We are drifting downstream from Aaron Martens to where Ish Monroe is fishing. Ish is not pleased with what he has in his live-well. He says he has one good one, one that's okay and three rats.
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Dick Garlock has been bass fishing tournaments on the St. Lawrence River since the BASS Invitational days. At age 82 he is still tournament fishing.
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We've run several miles upriver past the Iroquois Dam and, finally, come upon Aaron Martens. He hooks a small bass and quickly tosses it back before we shut down the outboard.
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We have been boating our way back west upriver when we come across David Walker just as he is landing a bass. He stops to do some culling as we draw closer.
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Takahiro Omori is drifting past a red and white concrete marker in a very swift current. Seigo Saito tells me that Omori is drop shot fishing with a flipping rod.
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We talked to Todd Faircloth for a moment before he pulled up his trolling motor and took off. He has only three bass, but there's plenty of time left to sack'em in round two of this derby.
Farther downriver we come upon Hank Cherry just as he idles near the point of an island. He drops his trolling motor and immediately sets the hook and misses. Moments later he hooks one. Into his...
A mile to the west we find Tommy Biffle. He sets the hook, a bass jumps 20 feet from the boat and comes off. Biffle shakes his head and goes back to fishing.
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The pros are heading out one-by-one as their numbers are called. It is overcast and calm with a 50 percent chance of rain, ideal fishing conditions.
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There were two big moves yesterday at the St. Lawrence Elite Series tournament. One concerns the AOY race. Kevin VanDam, the Great One, substantially cut into the 50-point lead that Edwin Evers had...
