Officially fogged in

I called Tournament Director Trip Weldon to see what he’s up to. He and Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery are about to go out and assess the fog and see...

Grounded

I had big plans this morning. I was going to soar above Lake Norfork in a helicopter and snap as many photos as I could. That may still happen, but...

Practice may not mean much, as usual

As if anyone needed it, there was further proof at Wednesday’s anglers’ meeting of how meaningless practice can be. Not worthless, mind you, just meaningless. Several of the pros used the unusual...

Ounces mean everything today

After Day 1 at Norfork Lake there were 28 anglers bunched between 12-0 pounds and 11-0 pounds. The top 50 cut takes place after today’s weigh-in, and one ounce will...

Which lake will be better?

Coming into this two-lake tournament, most anglers thought that Bull Shoals would produce bigger five-bass limits than Norfork. But according to Mountain Home resident and BassCat Boats president Rick Pierce,...

Catching up with Lowen

After a morning of not seeing anyone catch much of anything outside of a short fish by Kieth Poche and a catfish from Casey Ashley, I’ve run way up to...

Keep an eye on Lowen

Greg Hackney noted the importance of a four-pound bass in this tournament – at both lakes, saying, “The deal will be getting a four-pounder every day. That will be the...

Tharp first man with a limit

Randall Tharp was the first to catch a five-bass limit today. He did it at 8:50 a.m. with a 2 1/4-pounder, which gave him 10-4 overall. That will be the first of...

Myers headed to the house

Britt Myers just made his last cast and is now heading back toGeorgetown. He’s leading in BassTrakk, but the guy in 2nd, KellyJordan, has at least 30 minutes left of...

Time

One thing that Kelly Jordon is running out of is time. He has expanded the area he’s fished for the past two days, working the bank down the river in...