Making the connection

The Day One weigh in has concluded, and we saw some giant bass come across the stage. The problem? You may not have. We are very well aware that we...

We’re out of here

Steve Bowman and I have left the lake to assemble photo galleries from this morning.   Bassmaster.com staffers will soon gather at the Zapata County Public Boat Ramp for today’s...

Jones miffed over misses

We just caught up with Alton Jones, who reported he has four bass that weigh about 17 pounds.   "I lost a 6-pounder earlier that would  have helped," Jones said....

Lowen has a peanut gallery

Bill Lowen has caught seven bass this morning, but described his livewell as "looking like a peanut gallery."   So Lowen is moving.   "Catching anywhere from a 20- to...

Ott hooks up

Ott DeFoe doesn’t have a marshal today, but he did snap a “selfie” pic of this monster and sent it along.  

Lowen has a little limit

Bill Lowen just put his fifth fish in the livewell, but he's not too proud of it.   "It's not supposed to be this hard out here," Lowen said. "Instead...

Lots of rods on the decks

Walking down the dock this morning, one of the most obvious differences you could see was the number of rods scattered on every deck.   They all looked like Mike...

Reed sticks a good one

  Matt Reed has started to make up for those earlier missed strikes. He just stuck and landed a 3-pounder, then let out a long sigh of relief. 

Reed getting frustrated

Matt Reed has had a frustrating day so far. He has two small bass in the livewell, but he's had eight bites.   "I've caught two, lost two and missed...

Waiting for the sun

Hank Cherry has a 5-pounder in the boat already, but he's, in his words, "Killing time until the sun comes out and I go to the trees."   Cherry had...