BassTrakk: Day 3 by the numbers
Day 3 saw more phenomenal fishing on the Mississippi River. Keeping in mind that there were 43 fewer anglers on the water yesterday compared to Days 1 and 2, it...
Lester lights ‘em up
Brandon Lester just went on a tear. In three consecutive casts, Lester made three massive culls with a 5-0, 3-8 and a 4-12. All these bites came on a frog,...
The news on New
Bryan New started the day in 4th place, within striking distance of leader Chris Johnston. New quickly shuffled down to the bottom of the deck though, as everyone seemed to...
Combs is calculating
Keith Combs is trying to decide what to do next. He’s wanting to lock down into Pool 9, and believes he can be down there and fishing by 11:30, then...
Days like today are just plain fun
Fun, that’s the only word anglers have been able to come up with to describe what’s happening on the Mississippi River right now. Professional bass fishing can be a rather...
Frog fishing: fun and misery
Frog fishing is one of the most exciting ways to fish, and one of the most nerve wracking. It’s the epitome of high risk, high reward. You seldom get a...
Pick your poison
Vibrating jigs, swim jigs, Carolina rigs, wakebaits, Spooks, frogs, toads, Ned rigs, punching and cranking have all caught fish on the Mississippi River this week— most have produced in the...
Bait size matters
Throughout the tournament, anglers have observed vast numbers of tiny baitfish inhabiting the grassy areas they’re targeting. Bass will frequently bust and school on these diminutive baits and when that...
Bird’s eye view
Really great camera work from the JM crew this week, laying out the playing field well for us with the Hummingbird Bird’s Eye View. This shot of Bryan Schmitt fishing...
Johnston lands a limit quickly
Chris Johnston has led this tournament the last two days. It didn’t take him long to maintain first place on BassTrakk this morning. He landed his fifth keeper at 8:08...
