Second keeper for Johnston
Chris Johnston’s second stop of the day is paying off. Shortly after tying on a finesse rig, he has boated two keepers. The latest one is a little heavier than...
Zaldain zooms to the top
Yes, it’s very, very early, and Chris Zaldain’s 13-pound, 4-ounce limit isn’t going to keep him at the top of the leaderboard. But he’s there now, unofficially, after catching those...
Johnston goes light
Chris Johnston has already slipped eight notches down the leaderboard this morning, but he does not seem in any hurry to catch a fish. Johnston was fourth at the end...
Day 1 bags didn’t come easily
At first glance, it appears Lake Guntersville was it’s typical superb bass fishery on Day 1 of the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite: 14 bags of 20 pounds or...
A friend in need
Chris Johnston, who is in second place with 19-12, according to BASSTrakk, is hitting structure spots along the lake, looking for schools of keepers. He has spent almost as much...
Jocumsen just practicing?
Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Carl Jocumsen goes into the second half of Day 1 sitting in ninth place with 18 pounds. But it sounds like he’s really managing his fish...
Keepers in a haystack
We watched Tyler Rivet work all around the pocket where we found him, and although he missed a couple of what appeared to be strikes, he did not add to his...
Tacoronte: toughest morning I’ve ever had
After a rule violation, Jesse Tacoronte is sitting out at the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament at Lake Guntersville.
A 30-pound bag today?
A five-bass limit topping the 30-pound mark isn’t extraordinary at Lake Guntersville. It’s always a possibility here. However, this isn’t prime time for those big bags at this lake. If...
