Combs with two

Gettys Brannon and I watched Keith Combs make his first cast at exactly 8 a.m. ET. He’s fishing off the shoreline with a drop shot rig. Yesterday when I interviewed...

Full moon scares “Boom Boom”

As this morning’s three-hour Classic Bracket session began, Fred “Boom Boom” Roumbanis expressed his fear, saying, “Here’s the thing that scares me right now. We’ve got a full moon. These...

And then there were 12

The original 16-angler field for the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Classic Bracket is now down to 12. Greg Hackney eliminated himself before the tournament began by declining the invitation. Marty...

Lane with a limit

Chris Lane was worrying about filling his limit. “It’s getting late,” he began to sing. Then with about 35 minutes left until the 4:00 check in he caught a 2-pounder,...

“Boom Boom” having a big time

Fred “Boom Boom” Roumbanis has had a smile on his face since Jared Lintner won the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Championship Saturday, apparently. Lintner’s win opened Roumbanis’s spot in...

Lowen says he’s clueless

At 1:30 p.m., Bill Lowen was the only angler without a bass on the scoreboard. It’s not like he’s got a huge hill to climb before the 4 p.m. check-in...

Roumbanis facing a long drive

Fred Roumbanis was the last angler to qualify for the Classic Bracket. He didn’t think he’d be fishing here at Carters Lake, that is until Jared Lintner won the Opens...

Swindle staying in the thick of it

Gerald Swindle would love to qualify for his 18th Bassmaster Classic this week. The 48-year-old Guntersville, Ala., resident is keeping himself in the thick of the standings early with two...

Roumbanis with a limit

Fred Roumbanis just landed his fifth and sixth keepers on back to back casts, both two and a half pounders. That should give him at least 12 pounds after culling...

Roumbanis with a “giant”

Fred Roumbanis just moved into the second place on BASSTrakk after landing a 3 and a half pounder. That brings him to 8 and a half pounds with just four...