Ashley lands a 4-pounder

Casey Ashley landed fish No. 3 just before 9 a.m., and it was a good one. “That’s what we’re here for,” Ashley said. “That’s a 4-pounder.” That gives him three...

MDJ takes the lead at Oahe

PIERRE, S.D. — Alabama’s Mark Daniels Jr., who was sitting in second place after the opening round Friday, vaulted to the lead on the strength of a monster 20-pound, 4-ounce limit...

Ashley starts with a 5-pounder

Casey Ashley begins Day 3 in third place here at Lake Oahe with 37-6 and just 1-10 behind leader Mark Daniels Jr. At 7:15 he caught his first smallmouth of...

Ashley lands No. 2

Casey Ashley went an hour and 20 minutes between his first and second fish this morning. No. 2 wasn’t near the quality of his 5-pound first fish, but the 1...

Bertrand’s game plan

Josh Bertrand, one of my tournament picks to win, shared with me this morning some info that is worth watching for today. “The biggest challenge for Sunday is adapting to...

Wheeler’s game plan

Jacob Wheeler enters the day officially in ninth place but he cannot be counted out as a contender to remain inside the cut for Championship Monday. This morning he made...

What to watch for

I see a couple of factors in play today that are worth watching. First is the sunshine. This morning it appeared bright and unhindered by any cloud cover at all....

Ashley’s on his spot

Casey Ashley arrived at his spot near the Highway 212 bridge a couple minutes before 7 a.m. With the hour-and-a-half delay yesterday, he didn’t start catching his fish until 8:45...

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