Look who’s leading AOY

In one way, this tournament has been a microcosm of Brandon Palaniuk’s season. He started in 72nd place after sacking “only” 15-15 on Day 1. And he enters today in...

Things have changed on the St. Lawrence

Things have completely changed on the St. Lawrence today. The wind is blowing harder than it has all week, rolling straight up the river at about 15 miles an hour....

KVD’s thinking 23

Kevin VanDam enters Day 4’s finale with a 2-pound, 7-ounce lead over his nephew, Jonathon VanDam. When asked is he’s got a goal today, Kevin said, “It’s hard to catch...

Another day of adjustments

Every angler in today’s Top 12 will tell you he’s had to adjust to changing conditions the three previous days to make the final cut. And today is going to...

What is the cone on JVD’s front deck?

We’ve gotten several questions today about the orange cone sitting on Jonathon VanDam’s front deck. See the photo.This is not a traffic cone, it’s a Flogger Underwater Viewer, made by...

KVD adds a lunker

Thanks in part to his latest catch, Kevin VanDam will probably be leading this tournament for the third straight day when the weigh-in concludes. VanDam landed an estimated 6-pounder at 1...

DeFoe can see hope in Palaniuk

Ott DeFoe seemingly exited the Angler of the Year race with his 99th place finish at the St. Lawrence River. No one has taken the AOY title with a tournament...

Upside, downside of calm

Since LIVE came on the air yesterday we’ve seen the importance of the current-driven wind on the smallmouth bite. Smallmouth must have it, natural flow of a river or from...

Ashley culling

Ashley has just made his first substantial cull of the day. This one arrived in the boat somewhere around 3 1/2 to 4 pounds. That culls out one of the...

Ashley moves, rallies

Casey Ashley mentioned yesterday that he was hoping to stay in the same area over the next two days, saying, “It’s a big place and I’ve got it all to...