Elephant tracks

We pulled into a creek and found quite a few of the anglers. And it became clear why. This particular spot is absolutely covered in beds, however the strong majority...

Harvey got wet

Harvey Horne fell in this morning after setting the hook on a fish when his boat hit a cypress stump and threw him overboard.  As he was going in, his...

Finding Digh

After a long run and a lot of idling into canals on the south end of Lake George, we finally located Rob Digh. He told us he has had a...

Lowen driving the struggle bus

At least that’s what he said. Indiana pro Bill Lowen said he’s dealing with the worst practice and tournament start he can recall. He said the weather is good, and should...

Crews surprised by Day 1 success

Elite Series veteran John Crews was as apprehensive as any of the rookies prior to the start of this tournament. With a first-place total of 22 pounds before 11 a.m....

A big one

We found Clifford Pirch quietly tucked into tiny spring working several bass, one of which he said was very big. He made repeated casts to the same small spot, but...

Beds everywhere

Except they are tilapia beds, the bass spawning activity is very minimal at best. Interestingly, the spawning habits of tilapia is quite aggressive. The beds are dug out, almost to...

Team Zaldain

When your wife runs the same boat as you it makes a breakdown easier to handle. That’s what happened this morning when Chris Zaldain got delayed by a mechanical issue....

Crews rockets past 20 lbs.

How about the 30-minute slugfest that John Crews just put on the scoreboard! Crews landed a 4-pounder at 10:26, a 5-14 at 10:37 and capped it with a 9-6 at...

Hats off

Somehow Laurie and I have been fortunate to stumble across some of the higher ranked anglers in this event. Right now we are watching Brandon Cobb, who is seventh with...