When there’s a strong early morning bite, it can be a big disadvantage to start in the last flight. The order gets reversed the next day, so everyone gets a shot at the early action.
And some days the fishing gets better as the day goes on. That’s when you want to be in the last flight, like Brett Hite is today. As the first anglers were coming across the weigh-in stage, Hite caught a 6-pounder that’s bumped his unofficial BASSTrakk-leading total to 25-6. His check-in time is 4 p.m., but he might be taking a leisurely ride to Cypress Bend Park anytime now.