Mind games

Yesterday at weigh-in the feedback was unanimous about what to expect from these nomadic spotted bass for the remainder of the tournament. Change is inevitable and nothing will stay the...

Mueller doesn’t waste time

Well, that didn’t take long. Within 10 minutes after setting down at his first hole, Paul Mueller tightened up on a nice spotted bass. The fish finally came to the...

Mullins on the board

It didn’t take long for Mullins to start his day. After about 5 minutes of casting, he’s caught his first keeper. The fish came aboard and appears to be in...

Combs’ early bite

Yesterday Keith Combs said he is already dialed into a productive morning bite, the likes of which the was catching 20 pounds or so during practice. It’s too early to...

Mullins is “One-Rod Todd”

David Mullins has defied the changing nature of Lake Lanier’s spotted bass by riding one rod and one lure to the top of the Day 2 leaderboard. “We’ll ride it...

Lanier’s spots change

A leopard can’t change its spots, as the expression goes. But Lake Lanier’s spots do – daily, it seems. The nomadic nature of the blueback herring-chasing spotted bass was clearly...

Lake Lanier forecast update

SATURDAY’S WEATHERA cold front will be passing over the Lake Lanier/Gainesville area at just before or right at the morning take-off, meaning that showers will be likely to start the...

Johnston culling

We got to watch Chris Johnston cull a few minutes ago. He’s in fourth with 30-11. I watched him on the St. Johns last week, when he finished second to...

Jocumsen with a giant – finally

Australian Carl Jocumsen was as disappointed as any angler who crossed the weigh-in stage on Day 1. After having a spectacular practice, when he caught two spotted bass in the...

Mueller with a bag of 3s

Paul Mueller took the unofficial lead at 11:15 when he put his fifth 3-pounder of the day in his livewell. He’s got five bass that weigh between 3 1/4 and...