Wind concerns

Frank Talley tried to fish main-lake stretches of bank, but he didn’t stay long before finding protected pockets. “I like wind; it’s why I’m getting some of my bites,” Talley...

Zaldain’s three-act show

Chris Zaldain just put on a three-act show wrapped around one 4-pound plus smallmouth. From the hookset to the fight Zaldain was vintage excitement. It took what seemed like forever...

Zaldain looking a big picture

True competitors always look at the big picture, and that is exactly what Chris Zaldain has in mind. “This is a big tournament for me, and I’ve been up here...

Palmer off to a good start

Coalgate, Okla., angler seems to feel right at home at Lake Tenkiller. He’s off to a good start with this 3-pound smallmouth bass. Palmer doesn’t have a lot on the...

Mosley starts with a nice smallmouth

Brock Mosley has had an up-and-down two days at Lake Tenkiller. He was in 11th place on Day 1 with a 12-pound bag, then dropped to 30th on Day 2...

Video: Horne on the board

And just like that, Harvey Horne moved up a spot from seventh to sixth place with a fish weighing 2-4. He’s playing the same pattern as when he stared that...

Talley on the board

Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Frank Talley just put his first bass of the day in the livewell, a 2-pound smallie that fell for a topwater on a wind-blown bank. But...

Zaldain dialed in

Chris Zaldain is in a familiar place, which is at the top of the scoreboard. He’s got four Championship Sundays, with a fifth in view. What else is familiar is...

No fish catches yet

Day 3 of this event is showing us a third set of weather conditions and it’s anybody’s guess whether it helps or hurts. We are sitting on Chris Zaldain basically...

Jocumsen turns it on

Yesterday at the weigh-in Carl Jocumsen told me that he would have a tough to decision to make about today. “I’ve got to decide whether or not I want to...