Slow start for Kimura

It is not as cold this morning as it has been the last two mornings, but the wind has picked up on Grand Lake.  Kimura was hoping this wind would...

Walker needing a late surge

After weighing in 16-10 on Day 1 of the Basspro.com Bassmaster Open at Grand Lake, Jacob Walker jumped into the Top 10 for the event and moved into the number...

Aoki close to closing the deal

Daisuke Aoki, winner of the Douglas Lake Bassmaster Southern Open, is another Japanese angler on the bubble for the Elite qualification. He has proven his angling skills in Japan by winning...

George focusing on following the bait

The full moon and abundance of shad seem to be playing a big role in the game plan for Alabama angler, Sam George. The full moon keeps the bass feeding...

Matsushita searching for limit

We made a big run all the way to the dam to find Masayuki Matsushita. He’s been in Top 3 in the Opens AOY standings throughout the year until he had...

Kimura has been here before

Two years ago, Kenta Kimura caught a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 6 ounces to take the first day lead in the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open at Grand...

Kimura ahead of schedule

After working on the takeoff photo gallery, we finally got on the water and found Day 1 leader Kenta Kimura not too far from takeoff. We found Kimura in the same...

Day 1 action shot

Action shot captured on GoPro during Day 1 of competition. 

Iyobe making upgrades

As we were heading back to weigh-in site, we found Ken Iyobe fishing near Wolf Creek. He said he caught a quick limit this morning for about 11 pounds.  He’s boated...

Four fish in the livewell

BJ Baxter showed up in a boat dock area and started casting behind them. I was curious to see what he was going to do once he caught a fish....