When Jason Christie landed the 9-pound, 10-ounce bass on Day 1, which remains the big bass of the tournament, he was just trying to catch an early limit on the shad spawn. But once it was in the livewell, Christie realized he had an opportunity that he was determined not to waste.
“I’m not remotely around the fish to win,” Christie said Thursday. “But maybe I can ride that fish out and make it to the next day.”
Christie has done that, and more. He dropped only two places on Day 2, from 2nd to 4th. BASSTrakk now shows him in third place with a 15-pound limit today, unofficially giving him 51-8.
Christie said the 9-10 was the third biggest bass he’s weighed in a tournament. He caught two 10-pounders in a Texas Toyota Bass Classic one year.
“One bite can change everything,” he said. “That’s how one bite can change your season. You take that fish out, and I’ve got 12 or 13 pounds (on Thursday).”
We’ll see how that one big bite affects Christie’s season, but it has definitely changed his prospects for winning this tournament.