St. Croix Bassmaster Opens

Just before takeoff

David Kilgore prepares to launch on Day 3

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GoPro: 15 minutes of weigh-in in 50 seconds

A-rig slinging on Smith continues

Third place angler Brandon Lester is catching fish. He’s very confident and says today’s sunny conditions will help add to his weight. Remember that leader David Kilgore said the same...

Say cheese!

Fans with cameras big and small documented the early take-off.

Anglers ready to take on Smith

Opens anglers await take-off on Smith Lake.

Almost ready

It's almost go-time on Day 2 at Smith Lake.

Day of changes

That's what it's setting up to be today. Yesterday, when interviewing leader David Kilgore for BassCam, he told me sun will help his pattern.

View from the lake

From the boat of photographer James Overstreet comes the following reports.   The anglers are lamenting about the water temperature dropping 6 degrees overnight. That's no surprise, considering the cold...