Combs: “It’s easy to get bit”

He was hardly the only angler to express this thought after practice, but Keith Combs may have said it best in describing Sam Rayburn Reservoir at present: “It’s real easy...

KVD ain’t done yet!

Kevin VanDam has landed the biggest bass of the day – at least a 5-pounder, maybe bigger. It’s listed as a 5-0 on BASSTrakk, which allowed him to close the...

Pre-tournament forecasts spot-on

The Elite Series anglers often get accused of low-balling in their pre-tournament predictions, which are based on three days of practice. It’s tough to make an accurate prediction when often...

Tie breaker?

This tournament is shaping up to be tightly contested. A race to the finish. Unless, of course, Dustin Connell scores that crucial fifth fish to round out his limit.  However,...

Menendez goes year round

Earlier this week the pros lamented that Ross Barnett would fish “small.” That made avoiding standout features prone to high fishing pressure a good place to avoid. Nothing stands out...

Connell getting closer to his goal

Dustin Connell’s goal today is 13 pounds, as he noted on Bassmaster LIVE earlier this morning. He just got 4 1/2 pounds closer with his fourth fish and retook the...

What happens in tie?

It is tight at the top of the BASSTrakk leaderboard right now. Jonathon VanDam is leading. Mark Menendez is just 7 ounces back. Kevin VanDam is 9 ounces back from...

Connell’s spotted bass advantage

On Day 3 Dustin Connell was elated after catching a 3-pound spotted bass. The reason why is the central Alabama native cut his angling teeth by catching spotted bass. Specifically,...

A limit for KVD

Kevin VanDam has just finished his limit. After the flurry this morning we wouldn’t have thought it was going to take this long. But he does have five. While BASSTrakk...

BASSTrakk update

Dustin Connell’s bite appears to be heating up, he now has three bass for 4-13. He’s sitting unofficially in the lead. Jonathon VanDam has moved into second on BASSTrakk with...