Hartman hooks Toledo Bend lead

MANY, La. — Where Jamie Hartman comes from, the largemouth bass spawn only lasts about two weeks. So, when the New York resident pre-fished Toledo Bend Reservoir back in February...

Hartman fishing on instinct

Jamie Hartman is from Newport, N.Y. Well, he used to be from there, but Hartman put his stuff in storage and hit the road once he qualified for the Elite...

P.M. bite

James Elam this morning told me something that is in sync with the BASSTrakk numbers from Day 2.  “I think the better fish are biting in the afternoon. What it...

Christie making big bass count

When Jason Christie landed the 9-pound, 10-ounce bass on Day 1, which remains the big bass of the tournament, he was just trying to catch an early limit on the...

Betting on the come

The odds of a winning weight nearing the century mark are low but not impossible. By Day 3 what we do know is a majority of the Toledo Bend bass...

Hartman: “I don’t know what to do”

Jamie Hartman had caught a 4 pound bass off a bed, putting him in the lead, and he paused to think about his next move. “Are you going to keep sight fishing?”...

Jordon’s bed fish trick

There are two things you can always count on from Kelly Jordon: 1) a string of astonishing fishing and hunting tales; and 2) big bass catches with, of course, a...

Upgrade for Hartman

Jamie Hartman just added a pound-and-a-half to his limit. He caught the second bass off this bed. This one was 3 and 3/4 to 4 pounds. And he culled a 2 and...

Hartman adding to lead

Jamie Hartman just reached his limit. His 5th keeper was about 2 and a half pounds. That would get him to 15 and a half or 16 pounds for the day....

Hartman eyeing a big fish

Jamie Hartman took about 8 minutes retying and setting up another rod or two with his chosen lures. He’s bed fishing and has his eyes on a big fish. We asked him...

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