Lane shakes the leader board

Chris Lane just added quality to the livewell with a hefty largemouth. He’s now moved into the lead ahead of Kevin VanDam and Hank Cherry, according to BASSTrakk.  “Late in...

Midday moves

Kevin VanDam: “I can’t fish around here with all these people.” And with that he made a move, likely for a couple of reasons. For one, bolting from the crowd...

Cherry loses a pound

As Hank Cherry prepared to make a move, he took another look at the “8-pounder” in his livewell. “That’s an 8-pounder, isn’t it?,” he asked us, to which Steve Bowman...

Three leaders, three styles

Here’s an interesting observation that tournament fans should appreciate.  Each of the top 3 anglers are using different techniques and patterns.  Hank Cherry is flipping flooded shoreline cover. (Update: He...

Seeing triple Lane

Brothers Chris and Bobby Lane are fishing today and that’s good for both anglers in the Toyota Angler of the Year standings. Before this tournament Bobby and Chris were 40th...

Cherry upgrades slightly

Hank Cherry has flipped in an upgrade, slightly. He caught his sixth keeper of the morning – about a 2-pounder – which allowed him to get rid of a 1...

Ish’s Red Bull chaser

After putting a fourth keeper in the boat Ish Monroe took a quick break. He drank a 5-Hour Energy Shot and chased that with a half can of Red Bull....

Prime time for Lane

Hank Cherry just took the lead away from Chris Lane but he’s not at all concerned. Several times Lane has referred to the hours between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m....

“Jeremiah Lunker” forthwith

Hank Cherry has been reduced to giggling to himself and saying, “Oh, my gosh,” over and over and over. An 8-pounder will do that to a man. Cherry had moved...

Lane vs. KVD

Here’s a short list of observations with comparisons between the conditions faced by Chris Lane and Kevin VanDam. VanDam has moved out on the points. He’s already commented about the...