We’re following Jamie Hartman now. He’s the only New York native in the tournament and currently sits in 15th place with five fish for 14 pounds 8 ounces. That’s higher than BASSTrakk shows him, but he just sat down and weighed his fish.
He’s from Newport, N.Y. about three hours away, and has won a bunch of BFL tournament on Lake Champlain.
Hartman is having a fantastic rookie year on the Elites, but he has been inconsistent. Here’s his 2017 Elite record to date:
Cherokee, 2nd
Okeechobee, 84th
Toledo Bend, 3rd
Ross Barnett, 63rd
Sam Rayburn, 89th
Dardanelle, 6th
St. Lawrence, 7th
He’s sitting at 13th in Toyota Angler of the Year points and 2nd in Rookie of the Year, just four points behind Dustin Connell.
He’s just gone through a long dry spell here at Champlain. He just asked us, “Why is practice so much easier?”