1 minute ago, fishballer06 said:

Yeah, I usually take it with a grain of salt. I know guys like KVD, Palaniuk, and Feider are always super light on what they tell the marshall's.

It's going to take 20 lbs plus to make the 50 cut.

Prime example of my earlier comment. These guys are 2-3 pounds light on their BassTrak. 

 

 

                            BassTrak          Actual

KVD                      19-8                  22-3

Palaniuk                 18-12               20-15

Feider                    19-0                 21-11

kinda feel sorry for those that took wheeler. i dont knw what happened but does not look to good today for him.

crazy weigh in weights.

Currently 7 bags over 25 pounds....

 

Brett Hite with a 6-12 lunker. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if someone breaks the 7 pound mark with a smallie.

50 at 20lbs with a few guys left to weigh in, insane.

My list is KVD, Feider, Lowan, JVD and Walker. The only one I was worried about was Walker. 

Weigh in's for day 1 are over. The top 52 guys have over 20 pounds 

Big fish is 6-12, big bag is 27-12....smallmouth!

I have:

Bertrand (4th after day 1)

Hackney (91st)

Jones Sr (19th)

Card (86th)

Schultz (81st)

 

Blecchh!!

 

My wife on the other hand:

Palaniuk (43rd)

Ehrler (20th)

Combs (6th)

Murray (15th)

Walker (2nd)

 

I'm trying to figure out how to swap our A bucket guys so she can have all 5 of her picks in the top 20.  If Palaniuk can do a great day 2 turnaround like he did last year and and her other 4 hold serve, she just might be in the running for the event.  Of course, I have the B.A.S.S. membership, so her win would be $2500 instead of $3K.

 

Day 2 should be interesting...

Uh oh! That's not the boat launch Fletcher!

 

 

26 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

Uh oh! That's not the boat launch Fletcher!

 

How does that even happen?! Especially at this level of experience...

3 minutes ago, fishballer06 said:

How does that even happen?! Especially at this level of experience...

He's thinking outside the box and fishing the sewers! Or the waypoints he bought from the locals said there were fish here. LOL

Haha!

 

 

On another note, here's where I stood after day 1. My E bracket is pulling me along!

 

KVD - 30

Feider - 34

Avena - 61

JVD - 39

Walker - 2

looks like i knida blew it with my picks. i only have palaniuk in the 30

Boy did my team flop today . Started out at about 850 , now barely in the 600's . If Alton Jones flounders tomorrow i will be joining the 500 club .

My team didn't do squat! I don't have anyone in the top 50. The closest I got was JVD in 51st place. Oh well guess there's next season. Unless somehow the tie breaker is still in effect for me. Don't think it works that way though. 

Three fishing today -- MDJ, Palaniuk, Alton Sr.

...with Jon Vandam and Chris Groh juuuuust missing the cut at 51st and 52nd.

Have Walker and palinuck fishing again tomorrow. Evers, Mullins, and Lefebre all slid after day 1. Best since the classic I put together ha

i have palaniiuk also but that is all.....

Congratulations to Josh Bertrand! 95 lbs 3 oz of smallmouth!

I tanked this one. Got pushed back to about the 75th percentile. On to the next. 

1 hour ago, Jrob78 said:

Congratulations to Josh Bertrand! 95 lbs 3 oz of smallmouth!

Agreed. That is a huge amount. Most tourneys that target largemouth don't get near that weight. 

I did really well in this one. 94th percentile.

 

I had Walker and Feider fishing on Sunday, and then I had KVD who made it to Saturday.

I remember getting to fish up there as a kid. Caught a ton of smallmouth, largemouth, pike and perch. That is a beautiful place to fish, and the wooden boat museum in I believe it was Victoria, NY was really cool to visit as well. Hope to take my kids there one day to fish the St. Lawarence.