Gross looking for his groove

We’ve decided to change Buddy Gross’ luck. We’ve been on him all morning and judging by everyone else’s performance, he’s having a tough day. In the last 20 minutes we’ve...

A game of ounces

Look at the Day 1 leaderboard and it reveals just how many 3-pound class smallmouth are being caught. During my interviews this morning I asked the guys about the tight...

Pirch is a stickler for details

Clifford Pirch is known as a detail-oriented angler. Nothing is too little to escape his attention. Previously unknown was Pirch’s stickler for dental details, as shown in this photo, maybe...

Ito is finesse fishing

Takumi Ito is continuing to upgrade his morning with his fourth fish. Would be a five-fish total, but he had a fish pull off as soon as I pulled up...

In old school fashion

We just pulled up to a bunch of old bridge pilings that many, many years ago crossed the lake on the north end. Buddy Gross is fishing away from the...

Hartman hopes to manage fish

Day-1 leader Jamie Hartman got off to a blistering start on Day 2. By 8 a.m., he had a limit of 17 pounds, 4 ounces and held the top three...

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