Not just any spectators

Justin Lucas' friends are actually much more. There's two brothers in the boat, Joe and Kevin. Plus Justin's wife, Brianna. And two friends Damon and Andy pretty much fill up...

Lucas may be feeling the pressure

We've been back on Lucas for most of the hour. He's making a run behind Paradise Marina throwing a topwater and occasionally stopping on an empty bed. He knows he has...

Celebrity LIVE Show fan

The Bassmaster LIVE Show is gaining new fans. That's Mike Golic in the photo, former NFL-er and co-host of the Mike & Mike Show on ESPN. Mike sent this photo...

Martens in mechanic mode

Aaron Martens is replacing his trolling motor. He ran into a serious patch of weeds and snapped a cable. The good news is he has an extra trolling motor in the boat....

Horton has a hawg

Timmy Horton patiently worked a spawning female and it paid off. Horton almost hooked the fish several times, then switched from fluorocarbon to braided line to get a proper hookset...

Martens on another big bass

Aaron Martens is camping on another big bass.   "It might be 10 pounds, but I'm going to call it a seven since I was wrong on the last one,"...

Martens culls up

Aaron Martens culled twice and is now in the range of 15 pounds."That's not enough," he said. Martens has moved now to a spot about a quarter mile away to...

Keeping up with Lucas

Keeping up with Justin Lucas has been an adventure all morning and it seems to be continuing. Lucas has left the canal where he boated his limit and is now...

Martens adds number four – and five!

Aaron Martens just landed keeper number 4. This one was about 2 pounds. But he's seeing a 4- or 5-pound male and a 10-pound female.   "Oh my gosh," Martens...

Martens an instinctive angler?

Aaron Martens has a reputation as an instinctive angler. "He thinks like a fish," says Kent Brown, host of the Ultimate Bass radio show. "He tends to make great decisions."   We...