My kind of lake

First person I ran across at the takeoff was tournament director, Trip Weldon. I was trying to think of an event when we might have gone when it was this...

Havasu Elite: Day 1 update

It didn't take long for the wind to start blowing around here.   A cool desert wind was the first thing that met us when we left the hotel. Every...

Important man in Lucas’ life

The man on the right is Grandpa Jack, or Jack Schmidt. He's Justin Lucas's maternal grandfather. And from what I understand he played a strong role in raising Justin. Grandpa...

Huge crowd in Sacramento

Sacramento turned out in a big way for today's weigh-in. Perfect weather and a fired up crowd. A great combination!

Martens up to the whistle

Aaron Martens does not give up easily. That's him in the photo fishing 100 feet from the weigh-area. We shall see in the weigh-in how he did!

It’s all about that gas, ’bout that gas

With check-in time looming, it appears it's all about that gas in determining the final standings of the Top 12. As Justin Lucas came all-too-close to discovering yesterday, running out...

Martens’ last five minutes

Aaron Martens knows time is running out. He told us he plans to head back at 1:50 local time. He's fishing in an area where he's seen two 3-pounders.

Lucas still looking

Lucas is a man on a mission. He knows how close he is to winning, and to losing. He's said a couple of times he needs to catch a 4...

Martens culls again

Aaron Martens just caught a 2-and-a-half pounder, culling up less than a pound. His reaction: "That's not the one I wanted."

Martens culls up

Aaron Martens just caught a 2-pound, 9-ounce bass. That's his estimate. A lot of anglers might say "2 1/2 pounds," but Martens is more specific. He caught this one on a drop...