Kennedy update

We have discovered Steve Kennedy fishing shallow in his signature Auburn tiger wrapped boat. In BASSTrakk Kennedy is showing zero keepers for the day. If that’s true he certainly has...

Coulter update

We traveled further north with Gerald Swindle and ran into Brandon Coulter fishing deep. BASSTrakk shows him with two keepers for 3 pounds 10 ounces. When the day started Coulter...

Lowen surprised as anyone today

Bill Lowen was one of many discouraged anglers after three days of practice at Sturgeon Bay. With a Classic berth wrapped up, Lowen was most concerned about not falling from...

Randy and James

I think I expected a few more boats in Sturgeon Bay than this. I’m watching Randy Howell and James Elam near the steel drawbridge of Sturgeon Bay. Scott Rook is...

Swindle on the board

Gerald Swindle has landed two keepers. The first in the 2 1/2-pound range, the second bass was bigger, around 3 pounds. We asked if he had 6 pounds. "I try not...

Swindle a picture of determination

Watching Gerald Swindle fish this morning it's clear he has a lot at stake. He's moving with a sense of urgency. Moments ago he lost a fish, but didn't pause...

Most awesome boat seat ever?

Photographer James Overstreet, who has seen the inside of a fair number of boats, sent us this photo of the seat he's riding on today. "The most awesome seat," he said. A...

Running ragged

After trying to settle on an angler to follow in Sturgeon Bay for 1.5 hours, I finally found someone who wasn't pulling up their trolling motor the second we showed...

Robinson needs to finish 28 or higher

We're watching South Carolina angler Marty Robinson fish and thinking about what he needs to do to make the Classic. He's currently in 37th place with 407 AOY points. Robinson got off to...

The big lake is rough

We've driven north of Sturgeon Bay and put our Triton into a calm harbor. That's myself, Steve Bowman and our boat driver Chris Johnson. We're in search of the bubble...