Hite with a limit

The third set of bridge pilings that Hite has fishing this morning has proven to be a hot spot. He filled out his limit at 10:30 with his third smallmouth...

Hite with Nos. 3 and 4

Brett Hite moved to his third set of North Grand Island Bridge pilings to catch his third fish. It was a 3-pound, 10-ounce smallmouth bass, which he fought carefully for...

Rojas added his third

Rojas has just added a third in his well, a 2-pound, 9-ounce fish that really helps in an event where those type fish have been few and far between. That...

Rojas added No. 2

Rojas has added his second fish. He now has 3-pounds total and is inching closer to catching Hite, who has 10 ounces more with his two fish. We are seeing...

Rojas is on the board

In the same spot we saw his last-minute heroics yesterday, he caught his first fish of the day. This one was 1 pound, 6 ounces, ironically the size that would...

Hite at “his bridge”

As expected, Brett Hite started today at the North Grand Island Bridge, where he has been all week. And he’s showing that he’s learned some subtleties in fishing these huge...

Up tick could happen soon

One of the things to keep in mind for today’s round: These guys had one 8-hour practice, followed by two 3-hour sessions. They typically get two days of full practice...

VanDam increases his lead

Kevin VanDam caught his first fish of the day – a 2-10 largemouth – and has increased his lead over Drew Benton to 11 1/2 pounds. It won’t be long...

KVD practicing today, he hopes

Kevin VanDam enters this afternoon’s three-hour session with by far the biggest lead over his first round opponent. VanDam has an 8-pound, 14-ounce margin over Drew Benton. And he knows...

Hail Mary completed

The Hail Mary is a completed pass and Rojas, with 4 minutes left, may have just pulled off the greatest last-second comeback in the short-lived Classic Bracket format. He hooked...