What to expect today
Dustin Connell pre-practiced for 2 1/2 days on Carters Lake before the Elite Series tournament at nearby Lake Chatuge last month. Based on yesterday’s practice session, Connell doesn’t think his...
Roumbanis rooting for Lintner
Jared Lintner is the unofficial leader of this tournament at noon. He’s got a rooting section in Russellville, Ark. That’s because if Lintner were to win this tournament, Fred Roumbanis...
Lester culling again
Lester has culled again. This time I got to see every fish in his well. He has 5 and the smallest (the one he threw back) was a 2-pounder. The...
Lester upgrading
It didn’t take Lester long to hook up after we settled on him. Moments later and a smallmouth in the 2-pound range came aboard. That fish gave him about a...
Lester update
I’ve pulled off Lintner for a while to check in with Brandon Lester, currently in second in our BassTrakk standings. He verified he has a limit in the 9 pound...
Hudnall’s Elite satisfaction
I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Derek Hudnall since he began fishing the Opens in 2015. The Baton Rouge, La., angler has already accepted his invitation to join...
Lintner’s lure lineup
All week Jared Lintner has been baffled by his smallmouth-dominated catch. As of yesterday only one largemouth filled his weigh-in bags after two days. “It doesn’t make sense because I’m...
Lintner trying to turn it around
The fickle nature of tournament bass fishing – that’s Jared Lintner’s 2018 Elite Series season in a nutshell. A season that started with so much promise – Angler of the...
Lintner with three in the box
Lintner has three in the box. I thought I had seen his first keeper come aboard. But I was late to the party. He’s caught three. All of them little...
