Ito is finesse fishing

Takumi Ito is continuing to upgrade his morning with his fourth fish. Would be a five-fish total, but he had a fish pull off as soon as I pulled up...

In old school fashion

We just pulled up to a bunch of old bridge pilings that many, many years ago crossed the lake on the north end. Buddy Gross is fishing away from the...

Hartman hopes to manage fish

Day-1 leader Jamie Hartman got off to a blistering start on Day 2. By 8 a.m., he had a limit of 17 pounds, 4 ounces and held the top three...

Palaniuk: Efficiency is key

Brandon Palaniuk weighed 19 pounds, 12 ounces to land in 8th place. He is holding steady in 10th place according to the BASSTrakk standings. This morning he told me that...

Gross landed No. 4

Buddy Gross has just landed his fourth keeper of the day, a 3-pound class fish he swung over the side. We haven’t asked him but we expect this is where...

Rolled up on Clent Davis

Clent Davis rolled up on his first spot this morning to only be disappointed by missing a couple 4-pounders. He claims the fish only bite on this flat for about...

Hartman: Timing is everything

This morning I asked Jamie Hartman about how important timing is for being in the right place, at the right time. Weights are tight and there is no room to...

Palaniuk: ‘It’s a lot slower’

Brandon Palaniuk went right back to the well that produced a quick 16-pound limit yesterday, but it’s not going as well as this morning. Palaniuk has just two smallies in...

Lester and the birds

Lester is catching them quick and mixing through small fish. He had a moderate size limit of smallmouth and just lost one that would have been nice. He is off...

Smallmouth bite is on this morning

If you’re watching the LIVE Mix, you just saw Micah Frazier, Jamie Hartman and Seth Feider land big smallmouth bass in rapid succession. For Frazier, it filled his five-bass limit...