Elias joins the Hite club

Paul Elias has arrived at the bank on the St. Johns River which Davy Hite has had to himself all day. Based on BASSTrakk, Elias and several others are probably...

Lighter color, heavier weight

Davy Hite just added a 3-pounder to his "box of rats." Actually, he's got another non-rat in there too. Hite noted the bass had significantly lighter coloration than those he's...

Lane adds a 4-pounder

Lane is turning up the heat. He just added a 4-pounder, culling a 2-pounder in the process. That puts him well over 15 for the day. And making it imperative...

Randy never found his big fish…

Randy never found his big fish, and we are out of time. We leave him tirelessly hunting for her. It's time to get back to Palatka Riverfront and see if...

Hite catches another “rat”

Davy Hite caught his fifth keeper at 1:05. It fit with pretty much everything else in his  livewell, which he described as "a box full of rats." Hite, half-jokingly, said he's...

Chunkers keep coming

Lane just boated another chunker in the 3-pound range. That should give him a pound upgrade.

Randy on!

Well, we tried to leave. But Randy is making things interesting.    Randy just caught a "bonus" fish. A good one, 4 pounder. "That's what the Senko will do for...

A visit from pelicans

Photographer Darren Jacobson gets a visit from some pelicans on the water today on the St. Johns River:

Still no luck for Howell

Randy says he sees a big one. He drops to his knees, twitching the rod.  He swings and misses. Unfortunately one that he thought was a large female turned out...

Lane catches a chunker

Lane just caught another chunker allowing him to cull one of his dinks. Because of the shallow area we can't close enough to verify weights. But we feel like he's...