Over the past two tournament days, there have been some blazing starts on Mille Lacs Lake. Keith Combs signaled things to come when he caught a 20-pounds-plus limit on five casts around 7 a.m. Thursday. Skeet Reese caught 31-8 in less than 30 minutes Friday from 6:49 to 7:16, and 27-8 of that came in 16 minutes.
“This morning was pure nuts,” Reese said Friday. “I felt like I’d run a marathon, I was breathing so hard.”
Russ Lane reported catching 20 pounds in 10 casts first thing Friday.
Reese is doing it again today. He had a limit of 16 1/2 pounds by 6:56.