Consistency vs. the big bag
The midway point of a 4-day tournament is way too soon to start making any predictions. However, after two full days of competition, we can certainly identify numerical comparisons that...
Ito on the move
Taku Ito making big moves. He has a 5-1 and a 5-3 in his bag, with two under 4- pounds left to cull. Last year’s champ came charging back up...
LeHew makes a big move
Shane LeHew just boated a 5-4 and 6-8 to go with a 5-0 he already had in the boat to move into 7th place. With two heavy 3s still available...
Long-range sight fishing
It’s been something else to watch these guys visually fish for smallmouth on Ontario this week. With the calmest conditions you’ll ever see here, anglers are spotting bass from 60-...
Przekurat leads, but who is in the best position
Jay Przekurat is currently in the lead according to BassTrakk, with Chris Johnston right on his tail. But it’s this time of day that the leaderboard can be a little...
“LIVE Mix” worth a look
A lot of you may not realize there are actually two Bassmaster LIVE streams being broadcast simultaneously. There’s the official LIVE show coming out of the studio in Arkansas, and...
Unbelievably calm
Greg Hackney is enjoying the beyond favorable conditions for sight fishing that the anglers are experiencing today. It is slicker than slick out there this morning and Hackney just made...
Century belt: How many still have a chance?
It’s almost felt taboo this week to even talk about an angler breaking the 100- pound mark with all smallmouth. It’s certainly a realistic possibility though. A few anglers have been...
Blaylock heating up
With a Day 2 weight of 27-11, Stetson Blaylock made a giant move into the Top 10, and doesn’t appear to be slowing down. After fishing around an area for...
Hackney lightens up
Normally, and anywhere else, if Louisianian Greg Hackney were atop at BassTrakk leaderboard, he would be flipping or pitching his namesake Strike King Hack Attack Heavy Cover Jig, with a...