Overheard on Day 1

Those Elites say the darnedest things...

“Seems like everywhere I went I caught a good one.” – Brandon Palaniuk
“Seems like everywhere I went I caught a good one.” – Brandon Palaniuk
“Lots of times you’ll go out there and win practice.” – David Walker
“Lots of times you’ll go out there and win practice.” – David Walker
“Must be a basketball or something in his belly.” – Edwin Evers
“Must be a basketball or something in his belly.” – Edwin Evers
“For the last regular season event I couldn’t pick a better place to fish…deep, clear and full of grass.” – Greg Hackney
“For the last regular season event I couldn’t pick a better place to fish…deep, clear and full of grass.” – Greg Hackney
“I made a cast and my line just stayed up in the air. I guess there was some lightning in the area.” – Jared Miller
“I made a cast and my line just stayed up in the air. I guess there was some lightning in the area.” – Jared Miller
“Hopefully they’ll keep biting like that.” – Josh Bertrand after weighing 18 pounds, 9 ounces on Day 1
“Hopefully they’ll keep biting like that.” – Josh Bertrand after weighing 18 pounds, 9 ounces on Day 1
“I’m just fishing my butt off.” – Kevin Short about his effort to climb back into Bassmaster Classic contention
“I’m just fishing my butt off.” – Kevin Short about his effort to climb back into Bassmaster Classic contention
“It’s very stressful. The lowest I’ve finished in an AOY points is 26th. I’m sure nobody’s feeling sorry for me backstage.” – Kevin VanDam on his chances of not qualifying for the 2015 Bassmaster Classic
“It’s very stressful. The lowest I’ve finished in an AOY points is 26th. I’m sure nobody’s feeling sorry for me backstage.” – Kevin VanDam on his chances of not qualifying for the 2015 Bassmaster Classic