Zaldain gets his wish
Chris Zaldain's final words after weighing-in Friday were: "I'm just hoping for a weather change – wind, just something different to happen." It appears Zaldain's wish has been granted. There's a...
Who will be the prince of tides?
This will be said over and over again the next two days in one form or the other; how this event plays out has everything to do with the tides....
Keep an eye on Ish
Ish Monroe was a good pick to win this tournament before it began. But if you talked to him after the Day 1 weigh-in, when he had the 7th-place total...
Combs with a 6-pounder
After a long dry spell Keith Combs just landed a 6+ pounder. He was excited, whooping out a big holler. Combs quickly culled a two pounder, saying, "You're outta here!" Shortly...
“The Switch” will be the key
As we've noted previously in the blog today, primetime for 5-plus-pounders was between noon and 2 p.m. yesterday. Generally, low tide occurred at 11 a.m. Eight 5-plus-pounders were caught between 1:00 and 2:00; six 5-plus-pounders...
Time management crucial on The Delta
The Elite Series anglers usually have an 8 hours between takeoff and check-in times. This week in Sacramento it's 9 hours. With a 90-minute run from the Discovery Park takeoff...
Top camera boat driver ever?
Our camera boat driver brought an amazing lunch spread for us. Sandwiches, chips, cookies, soda, water. What really took it over the top is he packed the condiments, pickles and peppers, in...
Reese sight fishing now, but that will change
We heard this at Lake Guntersville too: More people have died on bed fish here than have succeeded. It applies even more so in The Delta because of the tide....
The mayor of the Delta
My compadres today are photograph James Overstreet (right) and our driver Kent Brown. Kent is the popular host of an outdoor radio show here called Ultimate Bass Radio on KHTK....
Zaldain’s six-bite philosophy
Yes, there's a five-bass limit in Elite Series events. Some guys cull their way through a bunch of bass to get their biggest five. Chris Zaldain is strictly on a...
