Fall colors make a beautiful backdrop to the Bracket
As you can see in this photo of Jacob Powroznik by Garrick Dixon, the autumn foliage on Pokegama Lake has made a gorgeous backdrop for the Classic Bracket. And each...
2017 Bassmaster Classic Bracket
LIVE: Powroznik with early lead
Jacob Powroznik landed two fish on his first two casts of the final round and jumped out to a lead over Ish Monroe early.
Ish’s smallmouth water setting up
While Ish Monroe is facing an 8-pound deficit now, that can disappear in a hurry if his offshore smallmouth bass bite turns on, like it did yesterday. And it’s setting...
Powroznik goes deep for sixth keeper
Jacob Powroznik left his shallow bay and went deep using a drop shot. He hooked up quickly, catching his biggest fish of the day, a 3-pound, 1-ouncer. This is the...
Ish tried something new, back to something old
Ish Monroe’s relatively safe gamble of fishing Little Pokegama Lake didn’t result in a single bass. When something new didn’t work, Monroe has gone back to something old – the...
Powroznik with a limit
Jacob Powroznik filled his limit in just 40 minutes. This one too, which weighed 2-13, was caught on a frog in lilly pads. He’s now got 11 pounds 4 ounces...
Powroznik with strong start
No wonder Jacob Powroznik wanted today to be a one hour tournament. In the first 35 minutes he has four keepers for 8 pounds 7 ounces. His most recent fish...
Sky starting to clear at Pokegama Lake
Today’s early-morning thunderstorm caused a slight delay in the start this morning, but the sky was beginning to clear at takeoff. These Classic Bracket anglers have dealt with different weather...
Both anglers make the Classic?
On the dock this morning tournament director Trip Weldon briefed the anglers on the delayed start and finish times, which are 8:45 to 1:45 ET. Jacob Powroznik asked if we...
Is there a first-cast curse?
It’s as old as any superstition in a sport riddled with it: You never want to catch a fish on your first cast. It’s a curse on the rest of...
