Cheers and tears at the cut line

As usual in a tournament dominated by smallmouth bass, the Day 2 cut line for the top 40 anglers who advanced to fish Day 3 came down to a single...

Daily monitoring keeps anglers accountable

Masks, social distancing, elimination of weigh-in audiences — B.A.S.S. remains committed to promoting safe practices among tournament staff and competitors, while respecting the local regulations for event sites. The SiteOne...

Wendlandt hoping for a kicker

After having an incredible start to the tournament here on the St. Lawrence, Clark Wendlandt is struggling just a bit today. He is bouncing back and forth from shallow water...

Hanselman inching towards the cut

We pulled up on Ray Hanselman about the time he set the hook and his line broke. Obviously he was disheartened. He told us he had about 13 or 14...

Shryock makes a big cull

Hunter Shryock’s tough day just got a little better when he landed a 4-pounder that allowed him to cull up about 2 pounds. That has him at 15 to 16...

Downey hauling in smallmouth

Bob Downey managed to haul in a decent smallmouth as soon as I pulled up to cover him. Using a light setup, the fight for this fish lasted about 2...

Rivet hitting random places

Once Brandon Cobb sped off, we switched over to Tyler Rivet. Rivet had a decent day yesterday with almost 16 pounds. But he’s struggling today. He’s got two in the...

Shryock limits – finally

Hunter Shryock was in eighth place after Day 1 with a 21 1/2-pound sack. But he didn’t catch his fifth bass today until after 12:30. “It’s been slow,” Shryock said....

Mueller: “Now we’re getting there”

It was about 10:30 this morning when Paul Mueller put a 3-pounder in the livewell and said, “They’ve got to get bigger. But you’ve got to get bit too, and...

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