Matt Herren is nibbling up the leaderboard.
He’s no stranger to winning Texas Fest. He has a title that dates back to 2016, the last year before Bassmaster and the Texas Parks and Wildlife combined to create the event we are seeing today.
But Herren is also no stranger to catching shallow bass. He and Bill Lowen may be the best two at in the game today. So it’s no surprise to see that in the middle of the day he caught up with a 6-pounder.
The timing is good as well. It pushed him up the leaderboard. He’s now sitting in 20th, which is important at this juncture. Prior to that fish he was likely sweating the cut mark, which is expected to be in the 32-pound range.
He’s sitting at 33 pounds, 6 ounces, which doesn’t get him out of the woods yet. But he’s a got a 2-6 and a 2-7 to cull. So he’s in the right place all of the sudden.