Yelas moves from 90th to top 10

Jay Yelas has been a full-time pro angler for 33 years. The 55-year-old Lincoln City, Ore., resident has seen it all. Maybe that’s the key to not hanging your head...

Card cracks the code, finally

Day 2 leader Brandon Card was calm, cool, and collected this morning early, in spite of the fact that what he’s been calling the “Hammer Hole,” was quiet. “That’s fishing...

Felix struggling early

Austin Felix is having a hard time settling in on Semifinal Saturday. The Minnesota native has been sight fishing over the first two days to have him sitting in seventh...

Livesay going barefoot

It’s getting serious when Lee Livesay removes his flip-flops. He’s barefoot now and the evidence is on the BassTrakk scoreboard. He just added a largemouth weighing 5 pounds, 1 ounce...

Meanwhile, on the other scoreboard

Have you seen the new features in BassTrakk? I’m referring to the multiple tabs across the top of the scoreboard that include real-time scores for Phoenix Big Bass, Catch Times...

Sunrise with Ito

Shane Durrance captured the first moments of Taku Ito’s day in what photographers call the Golden Hour. Look for more later today from Shane and Taku.

Ready for Lake Hartwell

On our way from Talladega, Ala. Update by Chester “Jabo” Bowman

Ito catching ‘em on a baitcaster

Taku Ito put on quite a show yesterday in totaling a five-bass limit weighing 33 pounds, 3 ounces, all caught on a spinning rod. His best five included an 8-14,...

On the way

Boat and truck are ready for Open competition. Update by Todd Risinger

Lake Fork’s super-charged food chain

Seth Feider just caught and released, a bass with the tail of a shad protruding from its mouth, confirming what we already knew. Patrick Walters is ahead of where he...