Does Chris Zaldain know the way to San Jose?

Undoubtedly, Chris Zaldain knows the way to San Jose, his hometown. Granted, it was somewhat of an exaggeration that Zaldain was going back home to fish today. But Zaldain did...

Lucas has 14 1/2 pounds, exactly

Justin Lucas has culled twice since putting a five-bass limit in the boat, according to Steve Bowman. Lucas just went through his livewells and weighed them. He's got exactly 14...

Martens with No. 3

Aaron Martens just added a third bass to his livewell. As they say in the south, "This is a littleun." Less than a pound. Martens has moved around the corner on Boulden...

Martens with No. 2

Aaron Martens just put bass No. 2 in his livewell. It was a small one, about 1 pound. But that still contributes, and inches him closer to leader Justin Lucas. The anglers...

Lucas has 14- to 15-pound limit

Justin Lucas had a "14- to 15-pound limit" by 8:35 this morning, according to Steve Bowman, who recently found him in an unusual place in the Delta. It's so unusual...

Jason Christie vs. Ernest T. Bass

There was a preview, Elite Series version, of the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight on the Sacramento River this week. When Jason Christie was idling through a shallow, swimming area on Day 1,...

Martens shaking things up

We're following Aaron Martens this morning and he appears to be shaking things up with a stop on the south end of Boulden Island. He didn't fish here yesterday. There's a 15...

Two Lanes in Top 12 on Okeechobee West

Bobby and Chris Lane grew up in central Florida, about as far away as you can get from the California Delta in the continental U.S. But they've felt right at...

A bumpy ride

We've made it to Sherman Lakes where Justin Lucas is fishing.   It was a bumpy ride over 3-footers.  I'm sure everyone had some of that. I just don't know...

Ish saves day for Lucas

On Saturday Justin Lucas ran out of gas on his way back to the weigh-in. He was leading the tournament and was in serious peril of hurting that lead with...