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...
Casey Ashley is patiently fishing a drop shot rig. He tells us he has five babies that will go 10 pounds. Some bigger bass need to show up in his live-well soon.
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Steve Kennedy does not appear to be drop shot fishing. He is casting with spinning tackle but we can't tell for sure what bait he is using. "I've got only 13 pounds," Kennedy says. "They bit...
As with every other pro we've found, Mike McClelland is drop shot fishing with spinning tackle. He has a few 4-pound smallmouths in the box, but needs to cull a few smaller bass.
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We've been watching KVD drop shot fishing. Unlike the other pros, who leave their baits soaking on the bottom, KVD makes a very short pitch, lets the bait sink to the bottom and gives it only a...
Although Michael Simonton has only three fish in his live-well, he has been tossing back 2-pounders. He is concerned that the smaller bass, caught from deep water, will die in his live-well.
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A few miles upriver we see a bowlegged angler working a jerkbait. It's "G-Man" Gerald Swindle. He's fishing a relatively shallow hump, which is 13 feet deep.
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JVD leaves and Rookie Josh Bertrand moves in 50 yards downstream from where he was fishing. Bertrand immediately sets the hook and a long battle ensues. He eventually boats what looks to be a 4...
Farther west we come upon Jonathon VanDam, also fishing mid-river humps and also drop shotting. He has three in the box, including one that's pushing 4 pounds.
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