Davis singing the bluebird blues

A little earlier Mark Davis made a comment about the "bluebird blues." It's a beautiful day now, not a cloud in the sky and around 50 degrees. But that clear sky can...

Lowen making a big move

If you don't believe that anyone in today's Top 50 field has a chance to win this tournament, check out Bill Lowen's numbers on BASSTrakk. It shows him with 19...

KVD running, gunning

James Overstreet and I have been following Kevin VanDam for over an hour now, and we've yet to see him add to his bag. He's caught just one short fish...

Meet Steve Isley

Our camera boat driver today is Steve Isley from Omaha, Ark., which is about 30 miles from here. He's 35 and owns All American Refrigeration. He's an avid weekend angler with dreams...

VanDam just kidding?

James Overstreet and I have  moved from Chris Lane to Kevin VanDam, who is fishing near Point 5. I asked him about the rumor that he'd caught a big one...

Davis with a 2 pounder

Mark Davis just caught a two pounder, which I believe is his best fish of the day. It just so happens the fish was caught a minute after Bassmaster.com photographer Steve Bowman...

Davis wading through small fish

Mark Davis said yesterday he had to wade through a lot of small fish to get to a bigger one. Well so far today he's doing a lot of wading. I'm guessing...

Ozark power pole

Our driver Steve Isley uses a tree to hold the boat in place while Steve Bowman photographs Mark Davis. Might we call this an Ozark Mountain Power Pole?

After a dry spell, Davis is moving

After an extended dry spell, Mark Davis pulled up the trolling motor and blasted across the lake into another cove.   To my eyes, this water here is very clear. But...

Lane laid out by a miss

Chris Lane just hit the deck – his boat deck, after missing a difference maker. He had put down his crankbait rod and was flipping a jig when a "5-...