Cherry has a 6, needs more

The bar for the Day 2 top 49 cut was set awfully high yesterday when Brandon Palaniuk finished in 49th place with 18-10. Hank Cherry was 47th with 18-12. If...

(Not) seeing is believing

If you hear anglers say they have to “fish” for spawning bass, they’re not playing Captain Obvious. Rather, that’s fishing lingo for pursuing unseen bed fish. Day 2 will likely...

Cappo’s dredge tactic

The light switched just flipped on for Quentin Cappo. This fish will be scored at 7 pounds, 1 ounces, and it came after a swing and a miss of the...

Patience continues to pay off

Chris Zaldain just boated a 4 pound, 1 ounce largemouth and he’s building on his day. That should give him 8 pounds and change. It’s still a long way from...

Cappo’s wind-blown pattern

This photo taken by Andy Crawford frames the previous situation around Quentin Cappo. In the background was Chris Zaldain, and behind him was an unidentified angler. All of them were...

Card made jerkbait adjustment

Anglers often talk about adjustments being the key to tournament success. Sometimes they’re subtle adjustments. Other times they’re more dramatic. Brandon Card’s adjustment today would go in the latter category,...

Hamilton, Ito in 8-pound club now

Skylar Hamilton and Taku Ito have now joined Patrick Walters in the 8-pound bass club this morning. Hamilton caught an 8-7 at 7:44. Ito matched Walters’ big bass of the...

Patience pays off

Chris Zaldain’s patience has paid off some. On one of his casts with his giant lure, a little bass hit right at the boat. He almost threw it back but...

Card making adjustments

Brandon Card was having a relatively slow morning until he made a small adjustment that paid big dividends. For over an hour, the North Carolinian was fishing out deeper off...

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