KVD breaks a long drought

Kevin VanDam just caught his first bass in more than two hours. He went through the process of making sure it wouldn't allow him to cull up an ounce or...

In search of a big fish

Mark Davis has moved to another cove. He's caught 46 fish today. Just about all of them in the 2 pound range. On Days 1 and 2 he caught 80 to a...

45 keepers

I've spent the last hour or so in the boat with Mark Davis. As most time spent with Davis in a boat, it was eye opening. We've watched Davis catch...

Davis singing the bluebird blues

A little earlier Mark Davis made a comment about the "bluebird blues." It's a beautiful day now, not a cloud in the sky and around 50 degrees. But that clear sky can...

Lowen making a big move

If you don't believe that anyone in today's Top 50 field has a chance to win this tournament, check out Bill Lowen's numbers on BASSTrakk. It shows him with 19...

KVD running, gunning

James Overstreet and I have been following Kevin VanDam for over an hour now, and we've yet to see him add to his bag. He's caught just one short fish...

Meet Steve Isley

Our camera boat driver today is Steve Isley from Omaha, Ark., which is about 30 miles from here. He's 35 and owns All American Refrigeration. He's an avid weekend angler with dreams...

VanDam just kidding?

James Overstreet and I have  moved from Chris Lane to Kevin VanDam, who is fishing near Point 5. I asked him about the rumor that he'd caught a big one...

Davis with a 2 pounder

Mark Davis just caught a two pounder, which I believe is his best fish of the day. It just so happens the fish was caught a minute after Bassmaster.com photographer Steve Bowman...

Davis wading through small fish

Mark Davis said yesterday he had to wade through a lot of small fish to get to a bigger one. Well so far today he's doing a lot of wading. I'm guessing...