Curse of the 3-pounder

Digital scales are getting overly frequent use by the anglers this week at Lake Champlain. The reason why is the overabundance of 3-pound smallmouth. “The 3.1- and 3.3 ounce smallmouth...

Hartman repeating Day 2 pattern

By 8:45 a.m., Jamie Hartman was one of six anglers who already had a five-bass limit. Hartman, the tournament leader the first two days, posted 15 1/2 pounds on the...

Mercer: Lester early bite

Dave Mercer caught up with Brandon Lester. Lester is having an incredible morning with 17 lbs. in the boat. 

Fish health more important than ever

The Bassmaster Elite Series pros are professionally trained in the best practices of fish care, and their high-tech bass boats are rigged with the very latest in livewell aeration systems....

Kreiger’s 1-2 punch

Koby Kreiger has boated more than 15 pounds, but he’s had to switch up baits to do it. His primary bait is a Spook, and he’s caught a couple of...

Avoiding boat shyness

Last week, Paul Mueller relied on his Garmin Panoptix LiveScope to “see” smallmouth in the already ultra-clear water of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario. This week, it’s David...

Kreiger’s pattern

Koby Kreiger has been working back and forth over a flat up the lake, and he’s said mentioned boulders as part of the pattern that so far has put mire...

Waiting on the fireworks

Ed Loughran has yet to hook into a keeper which is a bit odd. But it’s a situation that seems to be plaguing the field. This time yesterday Jamie Hartman...

Kreiger limits

Koby Kreiger just put his fifth smallmouth in the livewell, and he’s now sitting on about 14 pounds. And that includes a 1-pounder, so he’s got room to upgrade.  He’s...

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