Martens figuring out the pattern

Aaron Martens' recent two-fish flurry, which also included a non-keeper, is a sign that he has started to figure out how the fish are positioned on this break-line today.  ...

Martens lands Nos. 2 and 3

Aaron Martens just landed his second fish of the day, a 3-pounder. His boat is about 200 yards from the east bank in Little Bay de Noc, and it's in...

BASSTrakk units in 18 boats today

Since the weather pushed our final day to Monday, we lost most of our Marshals. Poor guys had to go back to work. So we’re at a disadvantage with our BassTrakk coverage today–with just...

Martens wants some sunshine

When asked what he was thinking just now, Aaron Martens looked up at the sky and said, "It's dark."   He was talking about the cloud cover that's now blocking...

Here’s your sign

Our camera boat driver Dick Bowden is an Escanaba native. He spends a lot of time fishing on Lake Michigan where, as we've seen this week, the water can get pretty rough....

Hackney on the board

Greg Hackney is on the board with a 4- or 4 1/2-pound smallmouth. He caught it on a jerkbait. Not a lot of celebration. He put it in the livewell in a...

Martens on the board

Aaron Martens started this tournament in Little Bay de Noc and he's back there again this morning. He just caught a 3 1/2-pound smallmouth to get his day started.  ...

Hackney and J-Proz meet up

Still no fish for Greg Hackney. He's patiently working a swim bait. Jacob Powroznik was fishing the same area and it looked like they were on a collision course but J-Proz pulled...

Hurry up, Hackney

Today James Overstreet and I are following the AOY leader Greg Hackney. Greg has motored a mere five minutes from the takeoff site. He's fishing in Little Bay de Noc with large...

A sense of celebration

The final day of the AOY Championship has officially begun! There's a sense of celebration in the air today, with everyone finally getting to the task at hand after 3 days of...