BassTrakk: Day 1 by the numbers
Day 1 of the 2023 Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Lay Lake was marked by tough fishing, often being compared unfairly to previous Elite events from this season that boasted bigger...
Breaking down Palaniuk’s Humminbird 360 MEGA View
This is a fantastic look at what leader Brandon Palaniuk is doing this week. Looking at the MEGA View shot in the bottom right (streamed straight from Palaniuk’s Humminbird 360...
The fishing is tough; nothing is guaranteed
Grateful, that’s the general attitude every angler has when they set the hook on Lay Lake right now. Jason Christie, 2022 Bassmaster Classic Champ and winner of umpteen other titles,...
Palaniuk fishing shallow, ultra shallow
Brandon Palaniuk is targeting bass super shallow this week. So much so that he couldn’t even gain access to where he caught most of his weight on Day 1, after...
Action-packed morning
The anglers have been and are being confronted by an ever-changing set of circumstances on Lay Lake this week. The water rose a few inches the night before the tournament...
Leaving the dock
The anglers are still leaving the dock now. At the start of writing this blog, there have been no fish catches logged on BassTrakk yet this morning. With the shad...
New breaks the stalemate, others adding good ones too
The top of the leaderboard was stagnant for hours, but Bryan New finally broke the stalemate. He boated a 3-6 and a 4-1 within 9 minutes of each other, a...
Canterbury with a cull
Local angler Scott Canterbury has struggled to get a good bite all day. But just a few minutes ago, he boated a bass near 4 pounds on a swim jig....
Day 1 dwindles down
We’re well into the fourth quarter of fishing for Day 1 of the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite on Lay Lake. Looking at the top of the leaderboard, not much has changed...
Grass, brush, docks and the dam
Lots of diverse fishing going on out on Lay Lake right now, as we expected to see. The six anglers that we have LIVE cameras with have been a good...
