Everyone’s gone

After a short stint with John Murray we ran down river to find Alton Jones.    The mouth of the river has basically died for everyone. Scanlon has gone. Jones has...

Brett Hite among the leaders today

Brett Hite isn't showing up on the BASSTrakk leaderboard today, but he's there. Ronnie Moore has reported Hite is whacking 'em, like he did yesterday when Hite weighed 20-7 and...

Fighting for the Classic, AOY points

A quick look through the standings and these guys in this part of Huron all have different motivations.   Jones obviously wants to win. He's firmly in the Classic. But...

Aaron Martens’ amazing season

On the weigh-in stage yesterday, Aaron Martens said, "Except for Guntersville, I've made all the right decisions."   That might be an understatement, considering what Martens has done this season....

Back near the Blue Water Bridge

After a run out into Huron with Jones, he decided to go deeper into the lake. We peeled off and stayed with Scanlon who was also out in the lake and...

The redemption of Todd Faircloth

  On just about everybody's list of great bass fishermen who have yet to win a Bassmaster Classic or Angler of the Year title, you will find Todd Faircloth's name....

Burning gas, tracking anglers

These guys are spreading their wings more than they did yesterday.   For the most part, at least while we were here, they stayed on a 1/4-mile drift out on...

Visiting Scanlon

I got close enough to Scanlon for a visit. It seems yesterday may have been a bit of an anomaly. He's been mostly catching his fish here in the afternoon. He...

Martens taking it easy today

If you stuck around after today's 6:20 a.m. takeoff, you might have been able to see AOY leader Aaron Martens catch his first bass. He has a 2-pounder in the boat and...

Derby tomorrow could affect Elites

Dave Mercer called to let me know the derby I referenced earlier isn't until tomorrow.   It will go out of Sarnia, Ontario which is just across the border from Port...