Pressure unrelenting on Chapman now

Brent Chapman is probably one bass away from, as he said yesterday, "a life-changing event," which is the AOY title. But Chapman has been stuck on a total of four...

Prince hoping for 14 pounds

Cliff Prince, who is chasing Brandon Card for the Rookie of the Year title, is having a slow day so far. One fish in the livewell — a 3 1/4-pounder. Prince was...

DeFoe back in the bright lights

Ott DeFoe was asked yesterday if the pressure of the AOY race gets in your head. "Absolutely," he said, without a second's hesitation.   In retrospect, DeFoe's 59th-place finish on...

Chasing a school of smallies

Aaron Martens has four small fish in his livewell. He told us he keeps seeing a school of smallmouth, but then when he goes after them he's not able to...

Oneida comes down to ounces

When the Elite Series comes to Oneida Lake, ounces seemingly always make a bigger difference than at any other tournament site. The following has been mentioned previously this week, but...

Three little babies

Matt Reed is now fishing close to Scott Rook and Aaron Martens. Reed made it into the Top 50 when Zell Rowland was disqualified yesterday.   When asked how he's...

Ott making a charge

The tragic and magic of Oneida Lake may be showing itself again. We hate to make too much of BASSTrakk totals, because there are some elements beyond anyone's control. For...

Is Santa a Marshal?

This is PJ McManamen, who some have affectionately called Santa. He’s Scott Rook’s Marshal today. PJ is from Ruby, N.Y., which is about 50 miles south of Albany. “I’m out...

Zebra mussels cut the line

We just caught up with Scott Rook. I wrote earlier that he has lost three nice size fish today. Rook told us that for two of the losses the line...

Prince has control of rookie race

Cliff Prince entered the day with the Elite Series Rookie of the Year race under his control. Brandon Card, the leader for most of the season, is done, having finished...