The first thing I noticed this morning is the American flag outside my door standing almost straight up.
Weather.com says it's blowing 10 miles per hour our of the west/southwest. It looks a little stronger than that. But who am I to second guess the weather gurus
Regardless, this is the windiest day of the week, making you wonder what that means for Brandon Palaniuk.
Palaniuk is young and crazy enough that he will try the big lake. It's his only chance to make the Classic. But oh, the pain of it all. This is one day I'm glad I get to stay close and follow other anglers.
Mark Zona says the roughest place on earth is where the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario meet when the wind is out of the west/southwest wind.
"It's known as the gates of hell,'' Zona said. "It will be brutal right there. I'm venturing that he won't get to his spot today."