Palaniuk running waypoints

Brandon Palaniuk is following the prevailing strategy for dialing into smallmouth bass on Mille Lacs. That means running GPS waypoints. Making a stop, lining up over a given rockpile and...

Christie’s year

Jason Christie is an Oklahoman whose known strengths are putting together solid strategies in shallow water. A topwater frog and long rod come to mind as preferred tools of the...

All about the fun for Palaniuk

Brandon Palaniuk is all about doing whatever it takes to achieve his goals. For this season check one of those off the list. That is qualifying for the 2018 GEICO...

Lots of 2s and 3s instead of 4s and 5s

There’s early evidence of what the pros were saying yesterday about Mille Lacs being a different lake this year. You’re seeing plenty of 2- and 3-pound smallmouth bass catches on...

Palaniuk on the move, near Christie

A few minutes ago, Palaniuk decided to leave the flat and he boated near Christie. I don’t think he realized who it was until he got pretty close, the sun...

Christie just keeps catching fish

Christie just keeps catching fish. If this was a numbers game then Christie would be building a big lead in the AOY. It’s not but he keeps easing through 3-pounders...

AOY update

Here’s the latest update as of this hour for Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year. Points are in parenthesis. 1. Brandon Palaniuk (892)2. Jason Christie (889)3. Jacob Wheeler (877)4. Casey...

No casts for Feider

Seth Feider’s goal this week is the same as last year here on Mille Lacs. That is qualifying for the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. He missed...

Christie makes a move

We’ve moved about 5 miles from where we started and landed on another popular area. And again Christie has it to himself. It doesn’t take long before he’s hooked up....

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