Gustafson a key player in this game
Jeff Gustafson can make himself a couple of thousand dollars more with a higher finish today, but he doesn’t have much at stake. He came into the AOY Championship ranked...
Zaldain ain’t dead yet!
Chris Zaldain has seemed dead in the water most of today. The one angler who had the best chance to catch AOY leader Scott Canterbury needed something to give a...
Electric Zaldain
Chris Zaldain just caught 6-pounder. And here is what he said to photographer Andy Crawford: “There was a five-pounder that came up with it. I am now going to cull...
Feider culls a 4.45 with a 4.56
Seth Feider is culling 4-pounders, by tenths of a pound. At 12:15 p.m. he probably clinched the tournament championship, if he hadn’t before, when he culled a 4.45-pounder with a...
Zaldain adds another
Here’s an update from photographer Andy Crawford: “Chris Zaldain just added 1 pound, 8 ounces to his livewell, bringing the total to 4 pounds. Don’t think that’s much? Well, it...
Hamilton rallies under stress
Lake Tenkiller was almost a season-killer for Skylar Hamilton. The postponed and relocated final Elite Series tournament saw the 24-year-old Hamilton drop out of the AOY top 42 standings after...
Zaldain on the board
Photographer Andy Crawford just phoned in this report about Chris Zaldain: “After catching nothing at his shallow spot, Zaldain moved to what he described as a boat wreck in 17...
Johnston needs one stress-free day
Mechanical failures have marred Cory Johnston’s first two days of the AOY Championship. On Day 1, it was an outboard motor failure. On Day 2, it was a trolling motor...
The Seth Feider Show, AOY implications
“Bassmaster LIVE” today included a 40-minute segment we’ll call “The Seth Feider Show.” It began at 12:21 p.m. when Feider landed a 4-pound, 5-ounce smallmouth bass. That fish was followed...
