Martin putting a bag together
Scott Martin has slipped up into 2nd place on BassTrakk, less than a pound off the pace set by Chris Johnston. Martin was around a lot of fish on Day 1,...
BassTrakk: Day 1 by the numbers
Day 1 of the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at the Mississippi River was an exciting one, full of topwater action and seeing better weights than our anglers predicted throughout practice....
Ike’s consistency
Mike Iaconelli is sneakily hanging around the Top 10 midway through Day 2. Ike is chasing schooling fish around with a topwater like many of the anglers we’ve seen on...
Martin’s double shot
All season, Scott Martin has maintained a gutsy mission statement: Don’t worry about points; just fish to win. There’s a lot of tournament left to fish, but a spectacular morning...
Johnston applying real pressure
Chris Johnston is applying serious pressure to Brandon Palaniuk right now in the AOY race, as well as beating up on the whole field here on the Mississippi River. Johnston...
Johnston’s redemption
Fishing is a game of give and take; or in Chris Johnston’s case, take and give. A little after 9 a.m., the Canadian pro hooked up, but seemed uncertain of...
First-time Marshal’s experience
“My first experience as a marshal was a great one. I had the opportunity to spend it with Matt Arey. I learned the importance of persistence. He kept rotating through...
Vastly different conditions
Day 1 was sunny and calm. The start to Day 2 has seen clouds and windy conditions all over the Mississippi. Interestingly, we’ve watched guys like Bryan New, Brandon Lester...
Day 2 begins
After a short weather delay, Day 2 of the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River finally begins!
AOY is interesting
Going into Day 2 of the final Elite of the season, the Progressive Angler of the Year race is still undecided. Palaniuk needed only finish in 38th or better here,...