After watching Brandon Palaniuk lose a four-pounder at boat side, it brought back thoughts he shared with me yesterday.
The topic was Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year and the fact he leads a very tight point race.
“I don’t ever look at the points until the end of the season.”
Palaniuk learned a hard lesson several years ago after bombing in a tournament. He decided to calculate the points and pounds needed to recover from the bad finish to qualify for the world championship. It didn’t work. He fished for placing, not catching.
For the first time in his career he now leads the race.
That is why there is a LIVE camera in Palaniuk’s boat. The reality is unavoidable. So is losing that four-pounder. You’ve got to think that AOY is on his mind.