Day 1 begins on Saginaw Bay
See the first day’s takeoff from high above Saginaw Bay. Photos by Brian Eavy
Keeton and Brown win on Neely Henry
The second stop of three Alabama Bass Trail 100 tournaments made its way to Neely Henry Lake where one hundred teams competed for a total payout of $100,000. A smaller...
Huff makes a run
About the time we all start to hand Brandon Lester the trophy, Cody Huff goes to whacking on ‘em. He’s culled up to 19 pounds on the day, which has...
Zaldain having fun
Chris Zaldain is the latest to break the 17-pound mark today, joining Jacob Foutz, Cody Huff and Brandon Lester. Zaldain is having a blast, doing exactly what he wants to...
Lester with the exclamation point
OK, so it’s been my literal job this morning to try to keep this thing interesting. But what Brandon Lester just did is making my job extremely hard at this...
Palaniuk begging for a mouthful
If you’ve watched Bassmaster LIVE the last few days, you’ve probably heard Brandon Palaniuk begging at times for a fish to “keep your mouth full of water” as he fights...
Foutz the closest threat, what does he need
Second place contender Jacob Foutz is sitting about 7 pounds off the pace currently set by tournament leader Brandon Lester. With three 3-pounders in his bag and a couple fours,...
Palaniuk’s pending child
Here’s a quick update on the pending birth of Brandon and Tiffanie Palaniuk’s first child, likely the most anticipated and followed birth in the history of the Bassmaster Elite Series...
Kneeling and reeling on an Indian mound
We just saw Brandon Lester “kneeling and reeling,” an old trick used to get his crankbait down deeper that we first saw Paul Elias make famous way back in the...
Lester making it increasingly difficult
Brandon Lester got off to a fantastic start this morning, putting close to 18 pounds in the boat quickly, creating quite the mountain for the remainder of the Top 10...
