Feider: ‘Big ‘un dude!’

The wind is picking up and Seith Feider says that is a good thing. He’s just proved it.  Feider identified a bass on his graph, dropped down and hooked up....

Combs culling up

Keith Combs is culling up, while Gerald Swindle is stuck on 3. That’s the total number of bass the AOY leader brought to the scales yesterday.  Combs is 22nd with...

Herren and Palaniuk’s huge morning

Matt Herren and Brandon Palaniuk are wearing it out. Sitting side by side the two Elites are catching smallmouth every few minutes. Between the two of them they’ve caught 20...

Bemidji State in the house

Tim Price of Johnson Outdoors, and a native Minnesotan, told me to expect lots of spectator boats here at Mille Lacs. Sure enough we’ve seen quite a few. In the...

Just watching the Herren, Palaniuk Show

There are now 12 boats out here watching the Matt Herren and Brandon Palaniuk Show.  This is a smallmouth clinic, free of charge. Even the dogs want to see it.

Klein making a move

Gary Klein came into this tournament within striking distance of making his 31st Bassmaster Classic, but he had some work to do. Klein entered in 46th place in the AOY...

Will we see the Harvest Moon?

The September full moon, known as the “Harvest Moon,” rises in the east tonight, but we may not get a glimpse of it at Lake Mille Lacs. Scattered thunderstorms and showers...

Feider has 20 pounds

Seth Feider has already been a lot of fun to watch on Bassmaster LIVE this morning. He caught a limit weighing 20 pounds 74 minutes after the fog-delayed 7:22 a.m....

The gang’s all here

Steve Bowman and I, along with our boat driver Jon Kuester, are on a big reef on the east side of Mille Lacs that had attracted a passel of Elite anglers. Nearby...

Feider: No 30-pound bags

After Day 1, Seth Feider predicted there would be no 30-pound bags weighed-in this week at Mille Lacs Lake. The timing of this tournament is just a little bit off,...