That area is getting pounded with storms today.  I imagine it will effect the first day or 2 of practice, especially guys looking for bed fish.

Personally this has been the toughest picks so far.

I'm still trying to decide if the shallow frog bite or a Carolina rig bite is going to be better...

So I thought I came up with a good sleeper pick in bucket A, someone who has done real well the last two times at Toledo Bend and has an owner percentage of less than 2%.  He wasn't really mentioned in the "pundit picks" on the fantasy fishing page, so I felt like my secret would stay quiet...

 

Until BASS posts an article this morning called "Toledo Bend by the numbers".  At the end of the story, they note that just 3 anglers have finished in the top 20 the last two times the Elite Series visited Toledo Bend; KVD (Bucket B, 52.9% ownership), Keith Combs (Bucket B, 10.7% ownership) and Hank Cherry (Bucket A, ***% ownership).  Of course, Cherry was my sleeper, now out in the open for all non-researchers to see.  Luckily there are only about 12 hours until the choices are locked in, hopefully there isn't a run on him and his ownership percentage stays below 3%.

 

Oh yeah, I have Combs in bucket B too.  I'm going to go throttle that writer...

Final answer for Toledo Bend.Thought about Chris Lane once again but he cant catch a cold right now.

 

Defoe

Combs

Evers

Palaniuk

Zaldain

 

I got Hadid, Kerr, Swanepoel, Shayk, and Refaeli. Wait, that's my Fantasy Lingerie Model League. I really shouldn't get those 2 confused. BTW, Shayk had a great runway show at Milan last year so I expect her to repeat this year. The early Vegas money is on her. 

A:  Jacob Wheeler. Probably should have picked Ott Defoe cause everyone knows he's going to do well, but what fun would that be?

B:  Dean Rojos, almost picked Mark Davis or KVD.

C:  Brett Hite, almost picked Stephen Kennedy.

D:  Jacob powriznik, never wanted to pick someone else.

E:  Cris Zaldian, almost picked Chris Lane but he can't seem to catch anything right now.

Grigsby and Christie with 8lbers this morning already.

A.  Cherry

B.  Mcclelland

C.  Hite

D.  Powroznik

E.  Morganthaler

 

 

All hovering above or at the cut.

 

A good cull and finishing a couple limits and they all should be top 50.

A: Hackney

B: KVD

C: Ike

D: Crochet

E: Niggemyer

 

Anything can happen especially on Toledo Bend.

 

A: DeFoe

B: KVD

C: Hite

D: Powroznik

E: Zaldain

 

So so far. Middle of the pack I'm sure based on how ownership plays are performing.

A: Defoe

B: KVD

C: Kennedy

D: Powroznik

E: Lucas

 

A. Wheeler

B. KVD
C: Hite

D. Palaniuk
E: Lane

 

I think Ott Defoe is going to be on my roster for every single other event of this season. I'm not sure why I didn't pick him. Overall, my guys are going decently right now on BassTrakk, although I really wish I had gone with Zaldain or Benton instead of Chris Lane. A lot better than some previous tournaments. I picked guys that had good track records; and tried to keep momentum in mind. Although, Chris Lane was obviously an exception to that. I wanted to pick Combs, but just didn't like his first couple events since he's been on my roster both times since Okeechobee and flopped.

 

Seems like the bucket E choice is going to be the difference maker for this tournament. I chose poorly, it would seem. However, one day can really turn you around for this tournament. The ten pounders are out there.

Also, I just learned that Brett Hite is unofficially in the lead so that makes me really happy!!!! I knew the conditions this week would set up well for him.

.05 picked Mcclelland

 

Dude won an open at LOTO and in interviews was super pumped about preparing for toledo bend.

 

So far is in 27th at the moment.  I have faith that he will provide value for his percentage.

I went with Chad Morgenthaler in bucket E. The guy finished 2nd at the Elite event on Toledo Bend in 2014 and somehow only had 1.47% of the picks for bucket E. I thought I had a top secret pick for this one. 

 

He's currently sitting in 45th and is my worst performing pick so far. Bummer.

 

Hackney, Van Dam, Evers, Chapman, Morgenthaler. 

A. Wheeler

B. Combs
C: Evers

D. Card
E: Biffle

 

I seem to be doing a little better but not great so far...  I kinda thought Combs would make a run at AOY but Defoe looks to be the guy right now

Defoe and Lefebre are both having outstanding years. I wouldn't mind seeing either of them win AOY. 

Jacob Wheeler and Hite now both unofficially in first and second!!!!

1 minute ago, Senko lover said:

Jacob Wheeler and Hite now both unofficially in first and second!!!!

And I was just wishing I had picked Ott Defoe instead of Wheeler!  Just shows you how much basstrak could be off because of poor cell phone coverage.  Unofficially have two in the top 3 and everyone is in the top 51.

Definitly fun! But stupid NCAA bans it hahaha so I guess it will be four years before I try it again haha

3 minutes ago, CDMeyer said:

Definitly fun! But stupid NCAA bans it hahaha so I guess it will be four years before I try it again haha

1 hour ago, fishballer06 said:

I went with Chad Morgenthaler in bucket E. The guy finished 2nd at the Elite event on Toledo Bend in 2014 and somehow only had 1.47% of the picks for bucket E. I thought I had a top secret pick for this one. 

 

He's currently sitting in 45th and is my worst performing pick so far. Bummer.

 

Hackney, Van Dam, Evers, Chapman, Morgenthaler. 

Morgenthaler has had 2 solid finishes here.

 

Only takes one good bass and he will set up well to fish 3 days...and for bucket E getting to Saturday will beat out most if not all other picks.

2 minutes ago, IndianaFinesse said:

NCAA athletes are not allowed to participate in any sort of gambling, which fantsy sports falls under.  I got caught last year for fantsy fishing and our board said watch it cause if the NCAA finds out I would be suspended.

7 minutes ago, IndianaFinesse said:

And I was just wishing I had picked Ott Defoe instead of Wheeler!  Just shows you how much basstrak could be off because of poor cell phone coverage.  Unofficially have two in the top 3 and everyone is in the top 51.

 

I know some of the guys with 0 fish have some in their livewell, coverage is poor out there. Also, look how stacked the weights are. I don't pay close attention to it but this is one of the closest stacked tourneys I've seen for a while. One 5 pounder - of which there are many out there - could launch someone over 30 places in the standings.

17 minutes ago, CDMeyer said:

NCAA athletes are not allowed to participate in any sort of gambling, which fantsy sports falls under.  I got caught last year for fantsy fishing and our board said watch it cause if the NCAA finds out I would be suspended.

Oh, I didn't realize it was considered gambling since there's no money involved.