Busy day on St. Clair

It’s definitely Saturday on Lake St. Clair. Boat traffic is relentless. Bill Weidler is right in the middle of it. This spot he’s fishing is like an interchange on the...

Morgenthaler on his days

Chad told me that his big fish have been coming in the morning before 9:15 a.m. He’s been on a shallow water pattern up in the river and then he...

Weidler worships on the water

Dave Mercer is hanging out with us on Bill Weidler. Mercer couldn’t help himself and he had to ask this “important question.” “What tunes are you rocking too?”  Weidler smiled...

Hollen steps it up

Earlier this morning I wrote a blog about not giving up on the odds of Cody Hollen moving from outside the Championship Sunday cut. That was based on his comment...

Weidler marching upward

Weidler just keeps marching upward. He just landed a 4-pound plus that upgraded him by a half pound. No doubt he’s at 22 pounds or right there. He’s just getting...

Take a seat

You don’t see it much these days anymore, but Bill Weidler sits for most of the day when he’s staring at his electronics. We see David Fritts do that all...

Weidler on a mission

Bill Weidler is a man on a mission all of the sudden. You can see the intensity on his face. This is his sixth keeper and it comes in the...

Two toothy fish tales

The biggest fish caught in this bass tournament haven’t been bass. Other species always appear in a bass tournament. While they aren’t the main story, they’re at least a sidebar....

Weidler finished his limit

We’ve switched from Jay Yelas to Bill Weidler and our timing couldn’t have been better. He was sitting with three fish in his well for about 11 pounds. As soon...

Frank Talley gets it going

Frank Talley has had a slow start to Day 3. This morning he returned to Anchor Bay, where he caught 22-10 yesterday. That’s the largest bag he has weighed in...