Yep, pretty rough weather coming here in South Ga. I figured it would make today miserable. 

 

Well so much for all the excitement I had for today.. 

 

Oh well, safety is always #1. We'll kick it off tomorrow morning. 

I've been sick , so planned on staying in today and watch Bass Live .

If you had told me at the start of the week that I would be tied for the lead in Fantasy Fishing come the end of today, I would have been quite excited.

 

Now, not so much...

Winds are howling after that storm last night. Wouldn't be surprised if they cancel today's tournament too.

33 minutes ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

Winds are howling after that storm last night. Wouldn't be surprised if they cancel today's tournament too.

Its been cancelled .

 

Saturday and Sunday the wind is suppose to subside 

So how does a shortened tournament work?

My tie breaker weight went from 90  to 51 lbs .

Here's an official update on how BASS is going to handle this tournament. 

 

https://www.bassmaster.com/news/wind-advisory-cancels-friday-st-johns

 

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Competition in the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River is expected to resume Saturday morning when the field of 88 anglers launches at 7:15 a.m. ET from Palatka City Dock and Boat Ramp. Weigh-ins will be held at 3:30 p.m. ET at Palatka Riverfront Park. The full field will compete Saturday and Sunday.

 

The current plan is to complete the tournament on Monday, when anglers will fish a shortened competition day. Launch on Monday will be at 6:45 a.m. ET and the weigh-in will be held at 2:00 p.m. ET. 

 

And we're officially under way! 

9 minutes ago, fishballer06 said:

And we're officially under way! 

 I've been watching since 6:30 .

LOL  Menendez has a brand new boat and he didnt   check  it out  thoroughly . He turned his livewell on for the first time and the bilge ran instead . There is no water in the livewell .  

For those watching live , anyone else turn it off when Dave Mercer is on? I'd rather listen to pigs squeal .

I don't really like a lot of the commentary, but I like hearing the anglers talk while they're fishing. I've been putting on the live mix instead most of the time, and checking in on the main stream only occasionally.

 

Its funny that, as secretive as they try to be, lots of guys can't help themselves from giving a running monologue to the camera about what they're thinking and doing.

how can I watch this online... for free?

Just now, Dangerfield said:

how can I watch this online... for free?

https://www.bassmaster.com/video/live-2020

https://www.bassmaster.com/video/bassmaster-live-mix

My C bucket pick Kelley Jay sitting in first place after day one! 

Lucky!!

Somehow I'm 5th in the group after Day 1.  I expect that to change.

Didn’t have time to research this one much, so I’m pretty happy with my mediocre day one. My Bucket A pick of Cory Johnston is currently bombing hard which sure ain’t helping though

5 hours ago, fishballer06 said:

My C bucket pick Kelley Jay sitting in first place after day one! 

Nice!

 

The question now is: Who's going to catch the 9lber tomorrow?

On 2/8/2020 at 9:34 AM, scaleface said:

For those watching live , anyone else turn it off when Dave Mercer is on? I'd rather listen to pigs squeal .

Kinda the same thing, isn't it?

I was fortunate to get 4 of my 5 picks into the top 20, with my number 5 (Brandon Cobb) doing well enough today to turn a bomb into just a missed cut.

 

Congratulations to the bassresource leader, WMurtha with 1249 points.  I am in 2nd, 34 points behind, however, due to the way the scoring works and our choices, I actually have a good chance to catch him. 

 

We have 2 of the same picks (Walters & Gross), so their performance tomorrow is moot.  WMurtha has Mueller, who is in 1st and can only lose points by not winning the tournament (or gain 5 points by winning it).  My other two choices are in 18th & 20th respectively (Latuso & Prince) so for all intents & purposes, they have no where to go but up, gaining points.  Some of the guys in the middle (9th to 18th) are reeling, having slid into the cut by having a big first day and just getting by today, so having an angler move up 10 plus places would not be unexpected.

 

Tomorrow should be fun...

On 1/7/2020 at 1:04 PM, fishballer06 said:

You mean you don't think Feider, Hartman, and Mueller are going to be at the top of the heap?

 

This would have aged better as a real prediction than as a sarcastic one -- 2 out of 3 fishing on the last day, including the leader...not bad!