Lake St. Clair established a new Day 1 mark for 2017 Elite Series season. It took a whopping 17 pounds, 12 ounces to be in 51st place on Day 1. The previous mark was 17-10 on Day 1 at the St. Lawrence River.
Because there are 108 anglers competing now, after Chad Grigsby dropped out, the Day 2 cut this week will be the top 50 anglers, rather than 51, as it has been all season. So for comparison’s sake, here are the 51st place weights on the first two days of the nine regular season Elite Series events this season:
| Day 1 | Day 2 | |
| Cherokee Lake | 13-01 | 25-02 |
| Lake Okeechobee | 13-10 | 27-14 |
| Toledo Bend Reservoir | 13-12 | 26-04 |
| Ross Barnett Reservoir | 11-05 | 22-14 |
| Sam Rayburn Reservoir | 15-12 | 32-04 |
| Lake Dardanelle | 11-12 | 21-10 |
| St. Lawrence River | 17-10 | 34-13 |
| Lake Champlain | 16-09 | 32-00 |
| Lake St. Clair | 17-12 | ?-? |