Hanselman has big-time potential

Elite Series rookie Ray Hanselman has some big-time potential on Lake Travis today. His second-place bag of 16 pounds, 13 ounces includes only three fish: a 5-13, a 3-7 and...

A whale of a first hour

Yes, everyone knows there are big bass in Lake Travis, where the lake record largemouth is 14.2 pounds. Fred Roumbanis mentioned seeing 7-, 8- and 9-pounders during practice, but admitted...

Florida bass showing up early

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has been stocking Florida strain largemouth bass in Lake Travis since 1988. But all the pre-tournament talk here this week, and in previous tournaments...

Pace lands 10-pounder – seriously

Cliff Pace has the nickname “Game Face” for a reason. He seldom changes expressions. But even “Game Face” had to laugh when he caught a largemouth bass that weighed 10...

You can catch ’em on anything

It’s going to be quite interesting to see the “Lures of the Top 12” story after this tournament is over. It seems you can catch bass on anything you want...

Lintner has about 9 pounds

Jared Lintner has a 5-bass limit, but he hasn’t cut far into the lead 5-pound, 2-ounce lead that Wesley Strader started the day with. Lintner estimated he’s got about 9...

Strader headed back to the lake

Wesley Stader has bailed on his spot below Lookout Shoals Dam. He’s still got 3 bass. He’s going to fish boat docks in hopes of filling his limit.

Strader camped on a rock pile

Just when it looked like Wesley Strader might be ready to leave the Lookout Shoals Dam area, he caught the 4-pounder reported earlier, and now it appears he’s going to...

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