Jay Yelas has just kept catching and adding ounces. A few minutes ago he landed a 4-pounder that shot him at least a 1 1/2 pounds.
He now has about 15 pounds and continues to wade through the fish.
That big fish came after a move back to where he started this morning.
He’s now moving off the whole area and letting it rest. He’s in the stronger current now, fishing in the middle of the walleye guys. He’s sticking with his power baits, mostly a bladed jig and a spinnerbait. But we’ve seen him pick up a spy bait once or twice. But it’s mostly chinking and winding.
One of his spinnerbaits has chartreuse blades on it. It looks like school bus running through this clear water. But it works.
He knows he has to catch four more in that 4-pound range to stick around and have a shot tomorrow.
I heard him say that he’s only hooked into two that were in the 5-pound range in this event and during practice. Those would be a blessing today or tomorrow but he’s not counting on those. Instead he’s looking for the consistent value of 20 pound sacks to get him there.