Feider: tracking the transition
Seth Feider, undeniably the most skilled smallmouth angler in the field, noted yesterday those fish still are in summer behavior mode. Maybe. During summer, and especially under cloudy skies, smallmouth...
Fog delayed launch 37 minutes
Heavy fog delayed the Day 2 launch of the Toyota Angler Of the Year Championship by 37 minutes. Originally scheduled for 6:45, tournament officials moved Day 2 launch on Mille Lacs...
Wow! A 4-pound average on Day 1
Amidst all the Day 1 superlatives for Mille Lacs Lake, like 23 bags of 20 pounds or more, this might be the most impressive: a 4-pound average for the 243...
Seth’s world! Party on!
Seth Feider just keeps on catching monster smallies. He landed a 5-6 at 2:23 that puts him in the lead with 27-8, according to BASSTrakk. He’s got less than an hour until...
Combs knows smallmouth bass
You might not expect it from Keith Combs, who is from Huntington, Texas, but he’s quite familiar with smallmouth bass. In fact, he’s been catching them all his life. “My...
Omori’s edge
Takahiro Omori is looking to start culling 4 1/2 pounders and has the lead with 25 pounds, 12 ounces. While that’s not huge breaking news what is noteworthy is his...
The weather factor
That lake just to the right of Brainerd on the radar map is Mille Lacs. Yep, its going to storm. That means a couple of things to watch for in...
Swindle makes a switch
Gerald Swindle has switched from fishing offshore for smallmouth. He’s now fishing a frog along a stretch of shoreline. For largemouth. “I’m slowly learning that when you’re struggling that you...
Faircloth joins 20-pounds club
Todd Faircloth caught a 5-pounder at 10:01 to give him 21-2 and vault him into 6th place. It’s the 8th bag of 20-plus pounds so far this morning, which is astounding on...
The nomad factor
Here today, gone tomorrow. That’s the textbook standard for smallmouth and especially during fall. That’s when those bass begin transitioning from feeding on crawfish to baitfish. Also on lakes like...
