Consistency. That single word describes the greatest challenge facing the anglers this week on Lake Dardanelle.
“Being in the right place at the right time is everything here because of the current.”
Kevin VanDam provided that answer to me yesterday when asked what influenced consistency the most.
“It will be very difficult to duplicate what I did on Day 1 because there are so many variables going on here,” he added.
That prediction is coming true for VanDam and others.
Only three anglers from the Day 1 leaderboard remain in the Top 12 according to BASSTrakk. Those three anglers are Shane Linebarger, David Mullins and Skeet Reese. VanDam, the Day 1 leader, is in 19th place.
That leaves the door open for lots of opportunity. Catch a single 5-pounder, like Ott DeFoe did yesterday, and find yourself right back in the hunt. Or in the hunt.