DeMarion fired up after 5 1/2-lber

Elite Series rookie Destin DeMarion was understandably excited after landing a 5 1/2-pound smallmouth at 11:34. It’s the biggest fish of the day so far, and gave DeMarion 15-4 on...

Versatile Cox having a huge day

If you equate the name John Cox with aluminum boats, shallow water and largemouth bass, you would not be wrong. Just don’t try to pigeonhole the accomplished Florida pro, who...

Pipkens knows they’re biting now

Chad Pipkens knows Lake St. Clair, as he’s a resident of nearby Lansing, Michigan. And he knows the smallmouth bass are biting right now. But he’s not on the fish...

Yelas making hay in grass flats

Jay Yelas is back in familiar territory on Lake St. Clair. The 54-year-old veteran pro from Lincoln City, Ore., has frequented the grass flats at the northern end of the...

Benton all smiles

Drew Benton just caught a long smallmouth that weighs close to 5-pounds. We watched as he put it in his well. Weighed what he has and culled. He had a...

Ito carrying it over from New York

Taku Ito is just coming off a successful run of smallmouth fishing on the New York swing. The Bassmaster Elite Series rookie from Japan scored a 6th and 10th place...

The northern Okeechobee

Yesterday Brandon Palaniuk used this quote to describe Lake St. Clair. “It’s like a northern version of Lake Okeechobee,” he said. Ironically, Bassmaster LIVE analyst Davy Hite made the same...

Auten’s great start

We just pulled up on Todd Auten, and he’s got a nice foundation of bass to build on. “I’ve got 15, 16 pounds,” Auten said. That’s not what BASSTrakk shows...

Paquette seeking redemption at St. Clair

As a 24-year-old rookie, Garrett Paquette had a memorable 2019 Elite Series season. The highlight was topping the 100-pound mark with a second-place finish at Lake Fork. But his season...

No trouble working around

Speaking of dialing in. There are about 8 boats within 100 yards of each other. All of them hooking up every once in a while. In some cases one grenade...