One set of headlights

At 5:40, Chris Zaldain is still the only angler in the boatyard, taliing excitedly and getting ready.

He said yesterday was a dream day — no camera boat, no spectators, just Chris and his Marshal high-fiving.

That enabled him to dial in a pattern. He said he can look at a map, find a good-looking spot, and if it has four key elements he’ll get bit in the first 20 yards.

“I can call my shots,” he proclaimed.

He also thinks he can go behind other anglers and catch fish they miss.

He is all-in on a big fish pattern, and will start the day with just two rods on the deck of his Skeeter.