Combs is calculating

Keith Combs is trying to decide what to do next. He’s wanting to lock down into Pool 9, and believes he can be down there and fishing by 11:30, then back to the locks to lock up into Pool 8 by 1.

The only problem, a couple hundred yards of barge currently occupies the lock.

Combs has to win today to qualify for the Bassmaster Classic. To do so, he’s going to have to make a gamble. The next hour will decide his season.

“I can fish for an hour. I think that’s my best strategy. If I can catch two 4-pound fish, that’s my goal weight, 17-pounds. Two 4-pound fish and we’ll be there.”