Johnston grind to the top
Chris Johnston had gotten himself into a bit of a bad position through the first three events of the season. Johnston started the year off with a 35th place finish at...
Seeking shelter
Koby Kreiger is seeking shelter from the storms right now, while simultaneously trying to build on his Day 1 position of 12th place. Though the majority of the dangerous weather blew...
AOY race is a wild ride right now
If you click the AOY tab on BassTrakk, you can watch the unofficial ranking in the Progressive Angler of the Year race flip flop with every fish catch right now. ...
Martin putting a bag together
Scott Martin has slipped up into 2nd place on BassTrakk, less than a pound off the pace set by Chris Johnston. Martin was around a lot of fish on Day 1,...
BassTrakk: Day 1 by the numbers
Day 1 of the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at the Mississippi River was an exciting one, full of topwater action and seeing better weights than our anglers predicted throughout practice....
Ike’s consistency
Mike Iaconelli is sneakily hanging around the Top 10 midway through Day 2. Ike is chasing schooling fish around with a topwater like many of the anglers we’ve seen on...
Martin’s double shot
All season, Scott Martin has maintained a gutsy mission statement: Don’t worry about points; just fish to win. There’s a lot of tournament left to fish, but a spectacular morning...
Johnston applying real pressure
Chris Johnston is applying serious pressure to Brandon Palaniuk right now in the AOY race, as well as beating up on the whole field here on the Mississippi River. Johnston...
Johnston’s redemption
Fishing is a game of give and take; or in Chris Johnston’s case, take and give. A little after 9 a.m., the Canadian pro hooked up, but seemed uncertain of...
First-time Marshal’s experience
“My first experience as a marshal was a great one. I had the opportunity to spend it with Matt Arey. I learned the importance of persistence. He kept rotating through...
