Ish flips up a 3-pounder

Ish Monroe is following what has emerged as the dominant pattern of the day, fishing boat docks. And it paid off with a 3-pound, 3-ounce largemouth at 1:15 p.m

Monroe and Mike Iaconelli competed in a Major League Fishing event at Pokegama Lake just over a year ago. MLF is a numbers game. Iaconelli won it, but he noted yesterday, “If it had been for biggest fish, Ish would have won.”

After the morning session, Steve Kennedy said he believed a 17-pound bag was possible here, even in a three-hour session. There are some big bass in Pokegama, but we’re not seeing them so far. One of these Elite Series pros will get dialed-in before this Classic Bracket concludes.