Avena’s one-two punch

Adrian Avena is using a one-two punch to catch spotted bass in deep water, and then largemouth in the stained water of the backs of creeks. On Tuesday you’ll see photos...

Hawk with fourth keeper

Roy Hawk just landed his fourth keeper, bringing his current total to an estimated 5 pounds 7 ounces in BASSTrakk. Just like the other three, Hawk caught this bass near a lake...

Hawk finally lands one in a pocket

Roy Hawk finally caught a bass back in a little pocket. His other fish were all caught on lake points. He has a limit now for 6-7 and fourth place...

Hawk with 3rd keeper

Roy Hawk is slowly building a limit. He had three keepers in the livewell for approximately 4 pounds 7 ounces. All three have been caught pulling a crankbait across points. In between...

Tak is no lock to win this

Yes, Takahiro Omori is in the driver’s seat for a victory at Lake Martin. He begins the day with a 4-pound, 2-ounce lead over second-place Roy Hawk. Omori has a...

2018: year of revenge or western guys?

The first Elite tournament of the season always brings about new trends that might just carry out for the full season. Last year’s Cherokee tournament had a surprising theme of young...

Small delay

Tournament Director Trip Weldon is going to delay the start by 5 or 10 minutes this morning to give daylight a little more time to brighten things up. The heavy cloud cover...

Logjam at the cutline

Just like after Day 2, when a single ounce was the difference in making the Top 51 cut or not, it’s looking that tight for the Top 12 cut after...

Fishing for Florida strain bass in Alabama?

There have been two startling Tweets this morning from Lake Martin – one indicating Bradley Roy caught a 10-pounder and another stating Ray Hanselman landed an 8-pounder. Both were mistakes...

Connell gone river fishing

We’ve gone up the Tallapoosa River in search of Dustin Connell. When we arrived the young Alabama pro with sitting down rigging up a flippin rod. “I was really catchin...