BASSTrakk shows Steve Kennedy in 9th place with 17 pounds in the livewell. He is consistent: 17, 16 and 16 pounds has been his daily weight range. It’s also perilously consistent. It’s swing for the fences day and everyone is going all out on their spots. That’s understandable considering the wind forecast for Saturday. Chris Zaldain charged from 20th into the Top 10, and so did Brad Whatley.
“I struggled a little bit yesterday,” he told me this morning. “I could see fish but couldn’t make them hit.”
Yesterday at about 1:30 p.m. Kennedy caught a pair of 4-pounders to break the ice. That gave him enough confidence to go back today. He made the 80-mile, one-way run. On the casting deck are two baits: A bladed jig and marabou jig.