Jamie Hartman has the big bass of the day so far, a 5-pound, 2-ounce smallmouth. Greg Hackney just put a largemouth in the boat that looked every bit that big. It went into BassTrakk as a 3-12. Whatever it weighs officially at the end of the day, and it will be more than 3-12, it certainly fired up Hackney.
“That’s the reason right there I’m throwing that (Strike King) Thunder Cricket!” Hackney proclaimed. “I’ve got that (Strike King) Rage Swimmer on the back. That thing is sexy! Sexy! Stand down!”
Hackney is, uh, excited. And this tournament is getting more exciting by the minute as multiple anglers are suddenly putting bigger than average bass in the boat.