VanDam’s next trophy?
It’s still early in the day but there is another potential career benchmark in reach for Kevin VanDam. Sure, he’s fishing for a 21st win. Yet now VanDam is offshore...
AOY points for leaders
Beyond the obvious there are several anglers fishing on Championship Sunday that will get a bonus lift in the standings for Toyota Angler of the Year. Currently, Hank Cherry is...
Combs has dialed-in today
Keith Combs has a new game plan today. Over the past three days, he’s had a 105-mile round trip, south/north pattern. He starts south, where he caught 17 pounds in...
Word of the day – gaucherie
In the continuing effort to make this blog a complete educational experience, we have your Dictionary.com word of the day. It is gaucherie (pronounced “goh-shuh-REE”). Definition: 1. lack of social...
Weekender tip: don’t overreact
This morning and yesterday Chris Lane lost a 6- or 7-pounder on topwater lures. By his own admission he lamented an easily forgotten rule of topwater fishing. That is resisting...
Confident Chris
Chris Lane’s confidence is high. His family drove all night from Guntersville, Ala., found a hotel room, and surpised him this mornng at the takeoff. “It puts a little extra...
It’s never over at Toledo Bend
Toledo Bend is one lake where a Top 12 finalist could make up a huge deficit on Sunday. For instance, Keith Combs started the day in sixth place, a whopping...
Weather: the other pattern
Introducing the factor that might become a big influencer for strategies on Championship Sunday. Wind. Today’s forecast calls for a northeast wind switching to the east at 10-15 mph. On...
Lighter load to the scales
Fourteen anglers brought bags weighing 20 pounds or more to the scales on Day 2. BASSTrakk shows a much different scenario developing on Day 3. Kevin VanDam, Hank Cherry and...
Tight at the cut
BASSTrakk leader shows a tight race for the 12th place spot for tomorrow’s Championship Sunday. Here’s the lineup and weights. 12. Aaron Martens, 51-8 13. Dennis Tietje, 51-6 14. Paul...
