Walters, Pike with little limits
The Day 1 leaders – Patrick Walters (15-12) and Cody Pike (15-6) both have small limits so far today – 5 bass weighing a total of 7 or 8 pounds....
2018 Bass Pro Shops Eastern Open #2 at Lake Norman
Pike has four keepers
Cody Pike has four keepers now, as he continues to bide his time productively, waiting for the start of what has been prime time for him this week – 11 a.m....
Walters has two squeakers
Read “sarcasm” in the photo above. Patrick Walters provided an overly dramatic display of his second bass of the day. That’s not one he hopes to have in his bag...
Pike on the board – twice
Cody Pike just caught his first keeper – a 15-incher, according to photographer Andy Crawford. Then he added a second one, which barely touched the 14-inch minimum. Pike is still...
Pike having ‘girl problems’
Cody Pike is being ignored by a female this morning, and he’s not happy about it. Accustomed to it, yes. Happy about it, no. “There’s a 4-pounder that’s been here...
Pike: “I’m wasting my time”
Photographer Andy Crawford is following Cody Pike this morning. Pike started the day in second place with 15-6, only 6 ounces behind Day 1 leader Patrick Walters. But Pike isn’t...
Can Walters catch largemouths again?
Twenty-three-year-old Patrick Walters accomplished something no one else could duplicate on Day 1 at Lake Norman. Yes, obviously, he caught a bigger bag of bass than the other 202 pros...
Open: Walters leads Day 1
CORNELIUS, N.C. — It wasn’t difficult to catch a five-bass limit of 14-inch keepers Thursday at Lake Norman. But finding anything bigger was a daunting task. Patrick Walters of Ladson,...
Strader prefers ‘fresh’ spinnerbaits
CORNELIUS, N.C. — Wesley Strader prefers doughnuts and spinnerbaits served in the same manner – fresh. What exactly is a “fresh” spinnerbait? You’ve got an idea if you saw Strader...
