St. Lawrence better than ’17, can’t match ‘18

This year’s Elite Series tournament, as predicted, isn’t matching the record-breaking totals from last year’s event on the St. Lawrence River. You can’t expect to have “the greatest smallmouth tournament...

Herren boats 4-pound opener

Matt Herren figures to be a contender here this week. He entered this event ranked 9th in the Toyota Angler of the Year standings. He finished Day 1 in 34th...

All about the drift

It’s no secret that many of the pros are setting up drifts in the swift current of the St. Lawrence River. The ideal situation is to begin drifting up current...

Videos: Day 2 from the dock

Hudnall moving up

Derek Hudnall didn’t have much going this morning. In fact, he motored by and gave the thumbs down just after noon. However, things change quickly in the fishing world. With...

The late show

We are now seeing telltale signs of the afternoon bite shining as evidenced by the movers and shakers on the BASSTrakk leaderboard. Coincidentally, all of them have big bass in...

Harvey’s light bulb

Our timing today has been impeccable. For the fourth time this afternoon, an angler sets the hook on a bass as we pull up to photograph him. It is Harvey...

Kennedy’s big bass lure?

Steve Kennedy has become the third angler to put a 6-pounder on the BASSTrakk scoreboard today. Kennedy also has a 5-pounder in his livewell and 21 pounds, 6 ounces total,...

Derby of extremes

It seems this year’s version of Smallmouthfest on the St. Lawrence will be defined by extremes. We have seen anglers fishing in 40 feet … and others casting in 5....

Johnston flying up the leaderboard

Cory Johnston is cooking with gas. After dealing with mechanical issues, then working to find his fish again, Johnston has clearly found them. In the past hour, he’s caught a...