On the water update

Sitting on Cliff Pirch who is fishing rub rail to rub rail with Adrian Avena and it’s slow going. 

Iaconelli called it

Before the event started, it was rumored Mike Iaconelli said he was going to win, and that he had found the right fish. I heard it from reliable sources, too....

Iaconelli on fire this morning

Mike Iaconelli came into his 20th Bassmaster Classic as confident, if not more so, as any angler in the 52-man field. At 10 o’clock yesterday, he had a 5-bass limit,...

Avena bailing?

Adrian Avena said that this area has two windows, early and late. “Obviously we missed this window,” he explained. He plans to leave in no more than 15 minutes. Meanwhile,...

Big changes for ‘The Tank’

“Ch, ch, ch, ch, changes.” Frank “The Tank” Talley’s not necessarily a huge fan of the late David Bowie, but the English pop artist’s 1971 song “Changes” bears a notable...

Heating up

In this stained backwater the water is the warmest I’ve seen so far. Shad are flipping and while the air is still cold, the sun is out.

Ike makes a move

All week Michael Iaconelli talked about four patterns all working for him. He is more confident than he’s ever been at a Classic of the potential he’s got to win...

Spin to win?

Pirch is using a spinning rod, the first one I have seen in this event. He is not using a finesse technique per se, but perhaps the downsizing gives him...

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