Morning movers
Bryan Schmitt has taken the unofficial lead on BassTrakk, putting together 18 pounds, 2 ounces according to his reporting, probably closer to 19 pounds or a little more in real...
A different Day 3
The weather has been relatively perfect for northern smallmouth fishing through the first two days. A little cloud cover early on Day 1, but since then the sun has shown...
I know Japanese
“Eat it, eat it, eat it.” That’s what Day 2 leader Taku Ito is saying this morning, I think. Ito is staring at his electronics, like every other else. He’s...
Cutline chaos
The Top 50 will continue on after today. David Mullins was the first man above the cutline yesterday with 19 pounds, 2 ounces, an ounce ahead of the first man...
Milling around
Bryan Schmitt (13th) and Brandon Card (3rd) have both made the comment today that they’re just “milling around”. Joey Cifuentes (likely in the lead) and Cooper Gallant (9th) are doing the...
Midday movers
Looking at the current BassTrakk leaderboard alongside the official Day 1 leaderboard, a few anglers standout. For starters, Bryan New has jumped from 30th all the way to 1st at the moment....
New on a mission
Bryan New is wrecking them this morning. He has flirted with the unofficial lead off and on all day, and just tugged it away for the moment from Kyoya Fujita...
BassTrakk: Day 1 by the numbers
St. Clair is special. We knew that. But never has it been more evident than what we saw yesterday. When the Elites last visited St. Clair in 2020, 16-4 was...
Grinding gears
There’s been a persistent soundtrack on Bassmaster LIVE this morning, the steady clicking of the drag of spinning gear. A rhythmic click, click, click as the drag on an angler’s...
Sunny and calm, calling shots now
After a “slow” morning plagued by non-committal bass, the sun is rising higher in the sky and the guys are starting to call their shots. “That one should eat,” Gallant...
