Stetson Blaylock believes that one of three boats fishing the area he’s in will eventually win this event.
He’s sharing this place with Koby Kreiger and Clent Davis, all three of which has spectacular days yesterday.
He says the quality is here and they are unencumbered by the long run the rest of the field is making. Today the wind is forecast to howl with gusts to 25 miles an hour.
But what each group is sharing is the fluctuations of the tide. As I said earlier it’s high now and starting to move. He’s had his best luck when it reaches the midway point. And with the success of Kreiger (one of the top sight fishermen on the Elites) he’s been tipped off that these fish are hitting the beds.
We saw that yesterday in the Cooper. The calm winds allowed those guys to see and work on what was there. The wind could keep that from happening today. But it won’t impact the three Sandy Island anglers. They are basically in a bowl.
All that said, this is an event that will likely go down to the last hour. The tides will make sure of that.