Bedding fish?

We found Randy Pierson spotlocked in place in the back of a cove and fishing off the back deck painfully slowly. It looked like he was fishing for a bedding...

Warm water and snagged jigs

Seth Feider is in the hunt, even though it’s early in the day and early in the tournament. He’s got four decent fish that had him inside the Top-15, as...

Leaving ’em biting

As we idled away from Roy Hawk we turned around to see him battling another fish. This one culled to improve his catch. He pumped his fist and laughed at...

Crawford with a Hawk’s eye view

Roy Hawk is all smiles right now. Although he would’ve preferred cold, windy conditions, otherwise the day is going according to plan. He caught that 5-pounder from a spot he...

Hawk culls

Roy Hawk made a move up the river about a mile to a small cut. He fished around patiently before getting the bite he needed. He played the fish around...

Classic Expo opens

After the record breaking crowd of 5,500 fans at the Friday launch we have another record brewing at the DICK’S Sporting Goods Bassmaster Classic Expo. Just before the 11 a.m....

Hawk with a limit

We pulled up on first-time Classic qualifier Roy Hawk just as he dropped bass No. 5 in the livewell. He says he has about 12 pounds and likely has no...

One big fish can change a day

It’s amazing how one big fish changes the complexion of a day, possibly a whole event. Up until about 10 minutes ago the start of this event was crawling along....

Lester inching up

After catching two short fish in quick succession, Brandon Lester made a short run across the lake. He quickly hooked up again and after some work with the measurong board...

Start your engines

Since leaving Zaldain we have seen Skeet Reese, Matthew Robertson and Nick Ratliff. Lots of competitors are running and gunning and trading spots and there is a constant drone of...