Christie with a limit
Christie has finished his limit. The last one, like the rest was 3-pounds or so. He has 15 to 16 pounds to start the day. But he needs those 4-...
Christie with three
Finally able to get close enough to Christie and at the same time watch a catch or two on the LIVE show. Christie actually has three fish in the well....
Christie once again getting bites
I got on Christie a little late. We assume he decided at the last moment to pull up short of his expected destination. In the few short minutes we’ve been...
Fast starts common at Mille Lacs
Over the past two tournament days, there have been some blazing starts on Mille Lacs Lake. Keith Combs signaled things to come when he caught a 20-pounds-plus limit on five...
Can anyone top 25 pounds?
Mille Lacs Lake has matched or topped all the statistics from last year’s Toyota AOY Championship – except one. No one has weighed a five-bass limit of 25 pounds or...
The last day of the Elite Series season is cold and windy
It’s the last day of the Elite Series season and it’s ending about the way it started: cold and windy. Only slightly windy. But we’ve definitely had a cold front...
Hartman closing the door on rookie title?
One of the biggest surprises on Day 1 at Mille Lacs was Jamie Hartman’s 48th place finish. He was one of only two anglers who failed to catch a limit....
Incoming weather
This morning the wind cranked up just before takeoff time. Forecasted winds of 5-10 mph provided plenty of challenges for boat control and lure presentation in the open water of...
No small feat
We’ve made the complete circuit of Mille Lacs. That’s no small feat. We’ve traveled somewhere around 80 miles in this circle. After sitting on Christie off of Brown’s Point, which...
Dry spell for Christie
Christie has gone a long period of time without catching a fish, more than an hour. After watching him wack on them yesterday and then pull up on him today...
