The Lake St. Clair bug

All week my boat driver has been warning me about this pesky little bug that crawls up inside your pants leg. The good thing is it doesn’t bite or sting;...

What will the top 10 cut be?

The smallmouth waters of this Elite Series northern swing have been remarkably consistent, as you can see in the chart below which compares the Day 2 results from the St....

Cox: All about the breaks

Tournament leader John Cox told me the same thing yesterday and this morning about his game plan. It’s all about the current breaks. What else is key is the presence...

Limit of 2-pounders for Yelas

While we sit here and watch Jay Yelas boat flip 2-pounders, I can’t help but think back to the previous event on Lake Champlain. Like that one this derby is...

A good start for Yelas

Jay Yelas has in fairly quick order put three in the boat. But there hasn’t been much size to them. Total he has about 6 pounds with those. He’s kind...

The ‘Consistency Brothers’ Johnston

It would be near impossible to be more consistent than brothers Chris and Cory Johnston have been so far in this tournament. Right on cue, they’re off to a similar...

Expecting two tons of boat traffic

These are the boats taking off from a nearby ramp at about the same time our Elites took off. This is the front of the line. It’s an endless supply...

B.A.S.S. Nation spirit

This morning as I was prepping for the run across Anchor Bay to cover leader John Cox, I opened a hatch on Jerry Doucette’s boat to find a pair of...

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