The anglers weren’t sand-bagging
When this first-ever Elite Series event was scheduled on Lake Oahe, a notable, relatively untouched smallmouth bass fishery, there were winning weight predictions of 80 to 100 pounds for this...
Storm chasers? No. Storm facers? Yes.
Everyone involved in this tournament started watching weather radar apps shortly after the Day 1 weigh-in yesterday. A second storm this week was on the way. The first one, Tuesday...
Birthday boys
Two Elite Series anglers share a birthday today, June 30. Jordon Lee turns 27, and Skeet Reese is 49. These two anglers have a few other things in common. Both...
AOY watch
Compare the BASSTrakk standings with the current state of the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year race and some notable things are panning out. Leader Jordan Lee (58th) stands to...
Jordan Lee moment
Yesterday I asked Jordan Lee what impresses him about Lake Oahe. “It’s a big lake, one of the biggest we haver ever fished.” And? “Well, I don’t really know anything...
Several anglers struggling
Photographer Gettys Brannon and I are riding the waves of Lake Oahe, checking on anglers who don’t have a marshal today. Tommy Biffle has two bass. Roy Hawk has four....
Wheeler apologizes
Jacob Wheeler just expressed his apologies for poor-mouthing his chances of doing well in this tournament at yesterday’s anglers meeting. “I didn’t mean to lie,” said Wheeler, who says he’s...
Wind-driven current
Over the many years of covering western tournaments I have picked up this trend after interviewing several of the clear front runners. For me, those are the likes of Josh...
Duckett has 15 pounds, conversing
Boyd Duckett has about 15 pounds, according to photographer Gettys Brannon, and he’s talking to nearby anglers Seth Feider and Adrian Avena about what to do next. “They’re talking to...
