The number is 42

You can make a fairly educated guess about the minimum three-day total it will take to make the top 12 for Sunday. That would be 42 pounds. Randall Tharp and...

Jocumsen gets a helping hand

It would be a shame if Carl Jocumsen didn’t make his check-in time today, especially with the 17 pounds he’s got, approximately. And fellow pro Mike McClelland has made sure...

What will the cut weight be?

With an extra two hours to fish in prime time this morning, without the fog delay that occurred on Norfork yesterday, it appears many more fish have been caught on...

Herren having frustrating day so far

An uncommon situation has Day 1 leader Matt Herren frustrated on Bull Shoals Lake, according to photographer James Overstreet. Herren planned to sight-fish today, and he’s been on plenty of...

Jordon close to another top 12

Kelly Jordon is on the verge of making his second straight top 12 cut, after his third place finish at Winyah Bay, S.C., two weeks ago. BASSTrakk currently shows him...

Leaderboard shuffling big-time

Granted it’s early, but the way today’s leaderboard is shuffling, you’d think these guys were fishing a completely different lake than they were yesterday. Yeah, of course they are. Check...

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...

First bass caught at 6:32 a.m.

Yusuke Miyazaki was the first angler to record a fish catch this morning with a 1-4 at 6:32 a.m. Due to yesterday’s fog delay at Norfork, the first fish catch didn’t come...

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,...

Jocumsen gets a helping hand

It would be a shame if Carl Jocumsen didn’t make his check-in time today, especially with the 17 pounds he’s got, approximately. And fellow pro Mike McClelland has made sure...