Leaderboard littered with flip-flops
Compare the top of the leaderboard from Day 1 to Day 2 and you’ll understand everything about how scarce consistency is in the Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River presented...
The crowd will soon thin
You’d rather be one of the first anglers on the west side of Lake George, where the majority of the field is fishing for shallow, spawning bass. But there’s an...
Three more anglers with 20 pounds
Today’s 20-pounds club got three new members in a 30-minute period just after noon. The membership is up to seven anglers now (remember, unofficially). Drew Benton caught a 5-pounder at that gave...
Two more with 20-plus
Unofficially, two more anglers joined Bill Lowen (23-14) and Randy Howell (22-4) in the 20-pound-bag club just before 11 a.m.today. Luke Clausen caught a 5-pounder at 10:48 to give him an estimated 20-6...
Another 30-pound bag this year?
Chris Lane knocked one way out of the ballpark on Day 2 when the Elite Series was on the St. Johns River two years ago. His 5-bass limit weighing 37-9...
Lowen the early leader
Bill Lowen, a self-described “river rat,” didn’t sound very optimistic at the anglers’ meeting last night. “Traditionally here, I’ve tried to fish the river,” he said. “But I’ve tried and...
Let the slugfest begin!
There’s nothing like a tournament during the spawn in Florida, and the St. Johns River has produced some fireworks in the first hours. If you’re following the BASSTrakk Twitter feed,...
Lowen surprised at Day 1 weigh-in
Yes, Bill Lowen expressed surprise after exiting the weigh-in stage Thursday, but for the opposite reason of those of us who were following him on BASSTrakk. When the scales officially...
Evers still fishing hard
Even though we think Edwin Evers may have wrapped up this Classic, he doesn’t. “I need a 7 pounder!” he hollered minutes ago. His father in law Terry Butcher told us, “Evers...
Fans, you can thank Terry Butcher
Edwin Evers’ father in law, Terry Butcher, wanted to help. Steve Bowman and I were trying to figure out a way to get his photo gallery of Edwin’s epic morning...
