Just now, A-Jay said:

Mr Wheeler is putting on a clinic ~

He's targeting brush piles with a with spinnerbait.

#dingrepeatedly

A-Jay

Avena has been doing this for a long time, but must not be on the right pile... haha

Looks like Wheeler has decided to run wild

26 minutes ago, BassNJake said:

It's been changing the whole week.

Yesterday the water was falling , today it's coming back up.

 

Sun finally came out so I expect so bigger fish to be caught the last period

Ding, ding, ding....Looks like you were right. Good call!

This is crazy to watch

1 minute ago, ryanerb said:

Avena has been doing this for a long time, but must not be on the right pile... haha

OK ~ 

AA is only 46 lbs back 

7 six pounders and he'll be right back in it. 

A-Jay

LOL at JT saying he likes burnouts- as his eyes look glossy and squinty

 

 

Mr Wheeler is making a play to put this derby out of reach for the rest of the field.

With just over an hour left, may be time to order the pizza !

A-Jay

 

 

Is this really happening ?

Wow ! 

A-Jay

It's amazing how consistent Wheeler and Thrift are. No surprise they are 1 & 2.

Those bass look so pale.  Barely look like bass to me.  I'm use to bass with a lot of color in my waters.

If everyone would pay for their graphs out of their own pockets they too might fish like that.  

1 minute ago, jbsoonerfan said:

If everyone would pay for their graphs out of their own pockets they too might fish like that.  

There are a lot of people who buy the same equipment and don't catch fish like that.  It's just another tool but you need to know how to use it.  There's a reason why they're pros.

Just now, Hawkeye21 said:

There are a lot of people who buy the same equipment and don't catch fish like that.  It's just another tool but you need to know how to use it.  There's a reason why they're pros.

I thought the smiley face would give away the fact that it was a joke, I suppose it didn't help.

1 minute ago, jbsoonerfan said:

If everyone would pay for their graphs out of their own pockets they too might fish like that.  

Wheeler is running 3 graphs on the front of his boat.

One from each major brand is what they said in an earlier broadcast.

 

Forget the sponsorship money, he wants those $100,000 checks

 

 

Just now, jbsoonerfan said:

I thought the smiley face would give away the fact that it was a joke, I suppose it didn't help.

I missed the sarcasm, my bad.

 

Just now, BassNJake said:

Wheeler is running 3 graphs on the front of his boat.

One from each major brand is what they said in an earlier broadcast.

 

Forget the sponsorship money, he wants those $100,000 checks

 

 

I was talking about that with some other guys.  He doesn't have a lot of huge sponsors, most likely so he can use whatever he wants.  The graphs are a great example of that.

1 hour ago, ryanerb said:

Avena has been doing this for a long time, but must not be on the right pile... haha

The bass must have caught his scent when he went in for that one yesterday.

They have avoided him all day.

 

He might wanna switch deodorant to megastrike

Congrats to Jacob Wheeler ~

Paced himself but in the end,

He ran away and hid.

Sure was fun to watch ! 

 

And I really appreciate that he was generous enough to allow us to share his face time with his family.

Very Cool

A-Jay

 

Jacob's win really goes to show us it is all about 'ONE PILE'.... He milked that pile and won the tourney on one school that was massive. Prior to that, he was sitting pretty far back on score tracker.... It would be interesting if his brushpile dried up and he had to run to more piles (pattern like AA) if he still would have won. I personally believe this could be some of the 'luck' factor, finding the 'magic' pile could make or break it!

4 minutes ago, ryanerb said:

Jacob's win really goes to show us it is all about 'ONE PILE'.... He milked that pile and won the tourney on one school that was massive. Prior to that, he was sitting pretty far back on score tracker.... It would be interesting if his brushpile dried up and he had to run to more piles (pattern like AA) if he still would have won. I personally believe this could be some of the 'luck' factor, finding the 'magic' pile could make or break it!

 Path to Bass Pro Tour tournament success:

Locate score-able feeding bass - check.

Stay with them and keep catching them as long as they keep biting - check.

Win - check.

Seems like he did what every angler was attempting to do this and every other derby.

Doesn't Luck Always play some role ?

A-Jay

 

 

 

Just now, A-Jay said:

 Path to Bass Pro Tour tournament success:

Locate score-able feeding bass - check.

Stay with them and keep catching them as long as they keep biting - check.

Win - check.

Seems like he did what every angler was attempting to do this and every other derby.

Doesn't Luck Always play some role ?

A-Jay

 

 

 

Yes, IMHO luck plays 'some' role. Everyone has a different opinion about how the percentage breaks down, such as 90% of fishing is skill and 10% is luck, etc. But... Wheeler has plenty of skill by his proven strong history, so when a tiny bit of luck comes on his side, watch out!

Just now, ryanerb said:

Yes, IMHO luck plays 'some' role. Everyone has a different opinion about how the percentage breaks down, such as 90% of fishing is skill and 10% is luck, etc. But... Wheeler has plenty of skill by his proven strong history, so when a tiny bit of luck comes on his side, watch out!

Well, if I won one of these - there would be no doubt it was ALL Luck.

But I think these Pro's "make" quite a bit of it themselves by putting themselves in position succeed. 

A-Jay

 

1 hour ago, BassNJake said:

Wheeler is running 3 graphs on the front of his boat.

One from each major brand is what they said in an earlier broadcast.

 

Forget the sponsorship money, he wants those $100,000 checks

 

 

That was the whole basis behind the decision...do the advantages outweight the cost. Short answer - yes!

 

1 hour ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I was talking about that with some other guys.  He doesn't have a lot of huge sponsors, most likely so he can use whatever he wants.  The graphs are a great example of that.

 

What?  It was an intentional decision this year to forego the electronic sponsorships to try and gain an advantage over the field, and cash more/bigger checks.

 

 

13 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

 

 

What?  It was an intentional decision this year to forego the electronic sponsorships to try and gain an advantage over the field, and cash more/bigger checks.

 

 

That 100,000 dollar check just paid for his 10,000 worth of electronics. No sweat for a pro. If you're a pro, you need the best BEST BEST. For us weekend anglers, I can just sit back and be jealous and only dream of 3 graphs with all the top technologies (Mega 360, Panoptix, etc etc)

I love how unpredictable the format is. When Thrift was ahead by 10 pounds in the 3rd period JT and Marty were talking and wondering if anyone could make a run and challenge him. Wheeler proceeds to go on an unbelievable run and win going away.  I have re-watched (numerous times) the MLF Cup event where Van Dam was down by around 27 pounds in the first period and ended up winning going away.  I love watching everyones reaction as the score tracker keeps going off. This was a great derby. 

IMO ... there is none better than Wheeler, in knowing how fish react in the current time of year, and weather conditions, with rising/falling water, along with clarity. It all started with riding his bike to the ramp, and hitching a ride as a co angler with his local club .... just a couple rods, and a handful of baits, with a burning desire to win! The last honey hole, was just a long point about mid creek of spawning flats, that he knew would come in to play as bass were staging. There may have been some wood, but he mentioned was void of brush piles, like a lot of the other offshore guys were fishing. He had previously marked some fish, but stated he had only caught one prior, but knew they would stage at some point. 

  I am sure that if he was in the market for a bonified electronics sponsor, all of the companies in play were more than happy to give him what he requested, just to have a chance to be his sponsor ..... if not ....Academy would have surely stepped up.

  Knowing how, when, and where to use all of the equipment is most important part. It all started with the desire, and riding his bike to the ramp!

   I might add .... as sort of a booby prize event, along with the money at stake for the heavy hitters tournament, they really need to only use the fish caught the first two days when the entire field is fishing .... wheeler was actually penalized a day of catching his best fish, and moving staright to the finals, all because he was catching them too good!

 

  

15 hours ago, Team9nine said:

That was the whole basis behind the decision...do the advantages outweight the cost. Short answer - yes!

 

 

What?  It was an intentional decision this year to forego the electronic sponsorships to try and gain an advantage over the field, and cash more/bigger checks.

 

 

My point was that he didn't get a sponsorship so he could use whatever he wants.  Him using three different brands of graphs is a great example as to why he chose not to have a sponsorship.  I think we were saying the same thing.