Opening day surprises

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Alan “Guck” McGuckin of Dynamic Sponsorships asked six top name pros what their biggest surprise of the first day of the 2017 Bassmaster Elite Series season was. Of course, most of them talked about the very cold weather – and how the fishing played-out accordingly, in what resulted in a very tight leaderboard.
Alan “Guck” McGuckin of Dynamic Sponsorships asked six top name pros what their biggest surprise of the first day of the 2017 Bassmaster Elite Series season was. Of course, most of them talked about the very cold weather – and how the fishing played-out accordingly, in what resulted in a very tight leaderboard.
<B>Greg Hackney</B><br> “That it was still snowing right up until weigh-in. I expected snow this morning, but not this afternoon.”(27th place 15 pounds 4 ounces).
Greg Hackney “That it was still snowing right up until weigh-in. I expected snow this morning, but not this afternoon.”(27th place 15 pounds 4 ounces).
<B>Casey Ashley</b><BR> “That I didn’t catch my first keeper until 1:00 p.m. – my morning bite was best in practice, but not today.” (73rd place 10 pounds 14 ounces).
Casey Ashley “That I didn’t catch my first keeper until 1:00 p.m. – my morning bite was best in practice, but not today.” (73rd place 10 pounds 14 ounces).
<B>Gerald Swindle</b><BR> “That I was able to catch two keepers in the first 10 minutes of the day in 35-feet of water on a 3/8 ounce jig when I could barely feel my hands.” (34th place 14 pounds 10 ounces).
Gerald Swindle “That I was able to catch two keepers in the first 10 minutes of the day in 35-feet of water on a 3/8 ounce jig when I could barely feel my hands.” (34th place 14 pounds 10 ounces).
<B>Mike Iaconelli</b><br> “That the fish still bit after this brutal cold front. Amazingly, it’s like the cold front actually sparked the bite.” (18th place 16 pounds).
Mike Iaconelli “That the fish still bit after this brutal cold front. Amazingly, it’s like the cold front actually sparked the bite.” (18th place 16 pounds).
<B>Tommy Biffle</b><BR> “That I actually caught 5 keepers. I had 2 fish the first day of practice, 1 the second day of practice, and 3 the final day of practice – and not all those were keepers, so I’m surprised I caught a limit today.” (57th place 12 pounds 9 ounces).
Tommy Biffle “That I actually caught 5 keepers. I had 2 fish the first day of practice, 1 the second day of practice, and 3 the final day of practice – and not all those were keepers, so I’m surprised I caught a limit today.” (57th place 12 pounds 9 ounces).
<B>Kevin VanDam</b><br> “That two of my very best deep spots I located in practice didn’t work out at all today, there wasn’t anything on that sonar screen today compared to what was living on those two areas in practice.” ( 27th place 15 pounds 4 ounces).
Kevin VanDam “That two of my very best deep spots I located in practice didn’t work out at all today, there wasn’t anything on that sonar screen today compared to what was living on those two areas in practice.” ( 27th place 15 pounds 4 ounces).