Poor Jacob Powroznik
Last night Jacob Powroznik hung his head dejectedly and said "I may not catch a single fish tomorrow." Jacob, J Todd Tucker and Koby Kreiger were still out in...
Word of the tournament: Timing
Following Mike Iaconelli on the Delaware River last year provided a case study in the importance of timing on a tidal river system. Iaconelli knew exactly where to go throughout...
Chesapeake Bay fishing small
Chesapeake Bay is the largest inland estuary in the U.S., encompassing 4,479 square miles. But it is "fishing small" for the 107 anglers in this tournament. Two weeks ago, Stephen...
“Big Dave” Smith atop the leaderboard
If there’s a nicer man in professional bass fishing than “Big Dave” Smith, I’m not aware of him. Big Dave is also the oldest man in bass fishing, I think,...
Herren, ironically, first man with a limit
At the anglers’ meeting Wednesday, after three days of practice on Chesapeake Bay, it was Matt Herren who remarked, “The Delaware River was a fish factory compared to this place.” ...
Staying close to home
In the first hours anyway, it's obvious that many of the 107 anglers in this field are going to work close to home. Home this week is North East, Md.,...
Rojas: Twelve days left of competitive fishing
Dean Rojas enters this tournament 11 points behind Aaron Martens in the Toyota Angler of the Year race. And Rojas is in classic one-day-at-a-time focus. He thinks a 15-pound average...
Quality showing up early
Although no Elite Series angler seemed happy about the number of bites he got in practice, both Jacob Powroznik and Mike Iaconelli noted there are good numbers of 3- to...
Final thoughts on Evers’ Day 4
We just left Edwin Evers. He's busting it back to check in and we peeled off for the Coles Creek ramp. BassTrakk shows Evers holding the lead by more than...
