Top 12 cut mark?

With the field of 51 being cut to the top 12 at the end of the day, it’s time to take a look at where that’s likely to be. In...

Cherokee vs. The Big O?

After Ott DeFoe weighed-in the big bag of 31-3 on Day 1, he was asked how long it would take him to catch five bass weighing 30 pounds at Cherokee...

Okeechobee by the numbers

Here’s noteworthy stats extracted from the Day 2 data log of BASSTrakk. Listed below are numbers of bass categorized by weight. 4: 8-pounders (2 caught by Jesse Tacoronte) 5: 7...

DeFoe back on top

Ott DeFoe would like nothing more than to better his solid 10th-place finish just two weeks ago at the first Bassmaster Elite Series event held near his east Tennessee home. ...

How things can change on Lake Okeechobee

Jesse Tacoronte is a good example of how things can change on Lake Okeechobee. He had an absolute incredible Day 2 in the first hour or so of the morning....

Lester makes a move

Brandon Lester started the day officially in 25th place with 31 pounds, 11 ounces. The unofficial BASSTrakk standings now show him in 8th place. That’s a big move.  This morning...

Tacoronte with No. 4

Tacoronte has added his fourth keeper. It gives him about 9 pounds total. He put the last one in the well and said “I’ve got to get out of here....

When collisions are a good thing

Stephen Browning, in describing his fishing style on Okeechobee, often uses the expression “colliding with them,” as in keeping his trolling motor on a low speed and probing the grass...

Rojas: 9-pounder changes everything

After seeing Timmy Horton lose a 9-pounder on Bassmaster LIVE this morning, a quote yesterday from Dean Rojas, of all people, now appears drenched with irony. In summing up his...

Weather watch

Championship Sunday will bring a weather change that will very likely prove pivotal to the leaders.  The forecast calls for the wind to blow from the northeast from 10-15 mph....