Local pressure coming

Conducting a bass tournament in the state of Vermont requires obtaining a permit. You get that from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. I checked the agency’s website and over...

KVD with a limit

Kevin VanDam has a limit now for approximately 10 pounds 7 ounces. Wes Miller who is manning the Bassmaster LIVE camera in the boat with KVD, is also running his...

Connell in the lead?

Not all of the anglers have a marshall in the boat due to a shortage of those officials this week. Dustin Connell is on that list. He is fishing solo....

KVD with a long dry spell

Kevin VanDam has gone about an hour without a keeper. He still has two smallmouth for about five pounds in his livewell. KVD has moved around several times, telling us at one...

6-lber is a giant here

James Niggemeyer caught a 5-pounder at 7:49 today, according to BASSTrakk, and that’s a difference-maker on Lake Champlain. “It’s just so hard to get over a 6-pounder here,” said Timmy...

Cozy on Champlain

Check out this unedited photo sent to me by photographer Garrick Dixon. The reason why he sent this is the community hole vibe going on there. Garrick told me there...

KVD with two keepers

Kevin VanDam just put his second keeper into the livewell. Together they weigh about five pounds. KVD is all by himself in an area that is sheltered and calm. After...

Palaniuk and AOY pangs

After watching Brandon Palaniuk lose a four-pounder at boat side, it brought back thoughts he shared with me yesterday. The topic was Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year and the...

G Man’s restart tactic

BASSTrakk shows Gerald Swindle in the lead with a limit weighing 12 pounds, 8 ounces. This morning I asked him about his process for restarting after a day off. What...

BassCam: Getting back on track

David Walker talks about the nuances of a day off. Timmy Horton talks about restarting after an off day Brent Ehrler talks about restarting after an off day. Ott DeFoe...