Big changes for ‘The Tank’

“Ch, ch, ch, ch, changes.” Frank “The Tank” Talley’s not necessarily a huge fan of the late David Bowie, but the English pop artist’s 1971 song “Changes” bears a notable...

Heating up

In this stained backwater the water is the warmest I’ve seen so far. Shad are flipping and while the air is still cold, the sun is out.

Ike makes a move

All week Michael Iaconelli talked about four patterns all working for him. He is more confident than he’s ever been at a Classic of the potential he’s got to win...

Spin to win?

Pirch is using a spinning rod, the first one I have seen in this event. He is not using a finesse technique per se, but perhaps the downsizing gives him...

Too short

After patiently sharing the small area with Avena at his side, Pirch finally hooked up. Alas, the fish did not measure but it shows that there might be reason to...

Smallmouth factor shows up big

Several anglers predicted the Classic winner would average weighing-in two smallmouth bass per day. That appeared to be on the money after Day 1. Leader Ott DeFoe had three smallmouths...

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