LeHew and Johnston rubbing shoulders

As Chris Johnston landed his fourth fish, Shane LeHew, who is fishing the same flat about 300 yards away, was culling. Unlike Johnston, who has been scouring the flat with...

Zaldain, 1:17 to first cast

Chris Zaldain has made the longest run this morning of any of the 75 Elite competitors. When he pulled up to his first spot he smiled and said, “It took...

Another keeper for Chris

“I’ve lost the first three big ones I’ve hooked, not a good start,” said Chris Johnston. Granted, he said that as he was sliding a 4-pounder into his livewell. That...

Menendez has 12-pound limit

Mark Menendez entered this tournament ranked 15th in the Toyota Angler of the Year standings. The Paducah, Ken., pro needs to reverse a recent trend at the St. Lawrence River...

You have to start somewhere

Our first stop of the morning finds us floating a hundred yards distant from Chris Johnston. The Canadian son is casting a shallow flat on the American side of the...

Lots of lures

In years past one magical seven-mile stretch accounted for the heaviest 5-bass limits of the tournament. The area featured everything that smallmouth need to survive. Deep current created by underwater...

The hot fish factor

Last year on LIVE we were treated to some exhilarating footage as the anglers played big smallmouth near the boat. Like Davy Hite just said, the fight is only half-way...

Prince and Walters in sight of weigh-in stage

While some anglers are still running to their spots, Patrick Walters and Cliff Prince are catching fish within sight of the weigh-in stage. Walters has put three smallmouth in the...

Yelas starts his day in a big way

It won’t take big bass honors at the end of the day, but Jay Yelas is off to a good start. Yelas boated a 4 1/2-pound smallmouth bass at 9:28....

A look back at previous Waddington events

It was 49 degrees at 6 a.m. in Waddington, N.Y., this morning, just another reminder of how much everyone loves coming here in late July and August. But the main...