A look at the leaderboard
With Day 1 winding down, let’s look at the leaderboard and see if we can tell how things will shakeout when the fish hit the scales and weights become official...
Benton near the top
Drew Benton has put together a strong bag here on Day 1. His estimated 15-12 has him sitting in second currently. We haven’t heard a lot out of Benton as...
Walters with a small limit
Patrick Walters trying to “muscle “ them at the Mississippi River. One flip and this muscle clamped on his bait and wouldn’t let go. Couldn’t even pry it out. Patrick...
Martin’s sonar school
Scott Martin took us to school this morning on Bassmaster LIVE with a forward-facing sonar seminar. While using his Garmin Livescope to target bass and bait relating to submerged vegetation,...
Versatility makes an AOY
When it comes to catching bass better than any other Elite angler across nine wildly different venues, being versatile is absolutely essential. This morning, we’ve seen Brandon Palaniuk throw a...
Webster with a smallmouth
Joseph Webster with a solid smallmouth. Most of the guys we have cameras with have spent there time this morning targeting and catching largemouth. Undoubtedly though, several of the 2-pound...
Martin’s culling cubby
Scott Martin has been doing some culling this morning, lots of it. As Martin has made his way through a dozen cookie-cutter 2- and 1/2- pounders, he’s spent a considerable...
Adaptation will be key
A lot of talk on Bassmaster LIVE this morning about the weather that came through the La Crosse, Wisconsin area last night. Areas that were crystal clear yesterday are now...
Lester doing his part
Brandon Lester started the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at the Mississippi River with the best shot at chasing down Brandon Palaniuk. Palaniuk has a comfortable lead, but Lester certainly has...
Herren in the lead
Matt Herren holds the current lead, with a textbook solid bag of Mississippi River bass. We’ve talked extensively this last week about what success will look like for the final...
