Overheard on Day 1

Quotes from the Day 1 weigh-in on Lake Dardanelle.

“‘You need to go move your boat, because a boat’s on fire.’ It was mine.” – Chris Lane, while telling the crowd the story of how he learned his boat had caught on fire overnight at his hotel.
“I was around a lot of boats but the bites were right.” – Greg Hackney
“I was around a lot of boats but the bites were right.” – Greg Hackney
“You got to come up with an excuse…it wasn’t me.” – Jeff Kriet on his poor Day 1 showing on Lake Dardanelle.
“You got to come up with an excuse…it wasn’t me.” – Jeff Kriet on his poor Day 1 showing on Lake Dardanelle.
“I don’t know, I didn’t have a good practice.” – Day 1 leader John Crews on the prospects of catching another big bag of fish.
“I don’t know, I didn’t have a good practice.” – Day 1 leader John Crews on the prospects of catching another big bag of fish.
“You think,
“You think, “Today they won’t catch them as good …but they do.” – Josh Bertrand
“This place is on fire, they’re gonna get caught all week.” – Keith Combs
“This place is on fire, they’re gonna get caught all week.” – Keith Combs
“I never did like that house anyway.” – Kevin Short, on the recent loss of his home to a tornado in nearby Mayflower, AR.
“I never did like that house anyway.” – Kevin Short, on the recent loss of his home to a tornado in nearby Mayflower, AR.
“I didn’t catch’em.” – Kevin VanDam
“I didn’t catch’em.” – Kevin VanDam
“I don’t get along good with this lake, it’s no secret.” – Mark Davis
“I don’t get along good with this lake, it’s no secret.” – Mark Davis
“Tournament days and practice days are two different things.” – Rick Clunn
“Tournament days and practice days are two different things.” – Rick Clunn
“I had one stuck on a log and he’s still there.” – Shaw Grigsby, after pinning a fish on a deep log he couldn’t reach, then having to break the fish off.
“I had one stuck on a log and he’s still there.” – Shaw Grigsby, after pinning a fish on a deep log he couldn’t reach, then having to break the fish off.