Brian Beebe: boating phenom
I'm a little late in posting this but wanted to give proper recognition to my Day 1 camera boat driver Brian Beebe of Rice Lake, Wisc. He was also a camera boat...
How long can you delay an Elite tournament?
Today's launch was delayed an hour and 40 minutes to allow the heavy rain and storms to pass. At what point would they have needed to cancel the day? ...
Changing lock times today
Because of today's late start several anglers were worried they wouldn't be able to lock through dams like they did yesterday. The good news is BASS officials worked with Mississippi River lock...
Making adjustments on Day Two
In the above photo, that's Chris Bowes on the left and Jon Stewart on the right. Chris is serving as the tournament director for this event while Trip Weldon is...
Official Day Two launch time is set
The Day Two official launch time is now set for 8:00 a.m. CT here on the Mississippi River. The weigh-in time for today remains 3:20 p.m. CT.
We’re launching again
Only about 30 boats were in the water when the storm hit. But the ramps are suddenly busy again, now that the worst appears to have passed.
Severe storm watch until 10 am
Officially, the severe Thunderstorm watch continues until 10 o'clock this morning. There have been reports of dime and quarter-size hail in some areas locally. We have not seen that at Veterans Freedom...
Seeking cover
Mallard hen and her ducklings seek cover under Jared Miller's boat.
