Lane, Pipkens with a late flourish

Chris Lane seemingly sealed his match against Chad Pipkens with a 3-pound, 3-ounce spotted bass at 10:20. It hit Lane’s old reliable bait – a bone-colored River2Sea Whopper Plopper.

But Pipkens answered with a 2-14 one minute – one minute! – later. As we close in on the final half-hour of these semifinal matches, Lane has 10-12 and Pipkens has 7-11.