2 hours ago, slonezp said:

Suggs is on the south end of the ship canal. Lucas, if the aerial shots are legit, is on the north end of the ship canal.

On the bay side or the Lake Michigan side?

What happened with Wheeler?

I saw him riding in a truck while other guys were fishing.

 

Wheeler must be headed to the Evinrude support trailer!  Happy to see JLucas wacking em.  That man is due!

3 minutes ago, BassNJake said:

What happened with Wheeler?

I saw him riding in a truck while other guys were fishing.

 

Anglers are allowed to trailer anywhere during this derby.

KVD made a re-location move during period one.

It's a weather safety thing but guys can also use it to find new fish.

A-Jay

7 minutes ago, r83srock said:

On the bay side or the Lake Michigan side?

The south end is the lake side and the north end the bay side. The canal is kind of L shaped. Dont remember who is fishing by the ship builder, but that is wher the canal bends.

If you go on Google maps,  and zoom in on the south end of the canal  there is a landmark called John Bonetti Rock. Thats where Suggs is at. On the north side, Lucas is in between Pinney County Park and Cabot point. 

With 20 minutes left in period 2,

KVD has one 2 lb bass.

WTH ?

A-Jay

11 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

With 20 minutes left in period 2,

KVD has one 2 lb bass.

WTH ?

A-Jay

That's 1 more bass than I caught today 

Just now, slonezp said:

That's 1 more bass than I caught today 

Me too ~ 

Sadly that's one more bass than I've caught this month

A-Jay

This looks more like the final tournament totals vs after just 5 hours of fishing !

And as a friendly reminder to us all,

Brown Bass eat a drop shot - HARD

A-Jay

I haven't seen a 1875 pro v bass or a 2010 predator cruise past in the background mooning the contestants. I feel cheated.

6 minutes ago, Tim Kelly said:

I haven't seen a 1875 pro v bass or a 2010 predator cruise past in the background mooning the contestants. I feel cheated.

Perfect ! 

If they ever find their way over to Lake Menderchuck . . . . . . .

A-Jay

2 hours ago, slonezp said:

The south end is the lake side and the north end the bay side. The canal is kind of L shaped. Dont remember who is fishing by the ship builder, but that is wher the canal bends.

If you go on Google maps,  and zoom in on the south end of the canal  there is a landmark called John Bonetti Rock. Thats where Suggs is at. On the north side, Lucas is in between Pinney County Park and Cabot point. 

Oh yes that makes sense. I’ve only fished the side with the ship company. I was on the Lake Michigan side sight seeing but not to fish. The weights are insane!

4 hours ago, Tim Kelly said:

I haven't seen a 1875 pro v bass or a 2010 predator cruise past in the background mooning the contestants. I feel cheated.

I'd love to be up there but this is my busy season. Probably won't get up there again until September

4 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Perfect ! 

If they ever find their way over to Lake Menderchuck . . . . . . .

A-Jay

KVD might actually get a few in the boat LOL. Crazy how he and Klein, both legends of the sport, did so poorly.

11 hours ago, slonezp said:

Crazy how he and Klein, both legends of the sport, did so poorly.

The past few years most of the older guys have been slipping. Sadly the greats all run out of steam at some point. I feel that the year kvd didn't make it to the classic a few years back is when he started steadily declining on tournament performance, it does something mentally to a man that has made it there so many times

?  Ike landing that fish.  That is what I look like  landing most smallmouth except I use a net.  Still takes me 4 or 5 tries.  Anyone who has never fished smallmouth needs to do it at least once.  The fight at the boat and some of the jumps are incredible.  I don't fish trophy water so can't even imagine what a 6 pounder would be like. Although, I have watched A-Jay catch a few. ?

2 hours ago, Tlauz said:

?  Ike landing that fish.  That is what I look like  landing most smallmouth except I use a net.  Still takes me 4 or 5 tries.  Anyone who has never fished smallmouth needs to do it at least once.  The fight at the boat and some of the jumps are incredible.  I don't fish trophy water so can't even imagine what a 6 pounder would be like. Although, I have watched A-Jay catch a few. ?

6pound smallies fight exactly like you would imagine. Like a ticked off rhino

The crazy camera flickering during this last period is jacking up my cornea !

A-Jay

 

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

The crazy camera flickering during this last period is jacking up my cornea !

A-Jay

 

Yeah, I turned it on for the last few minutes and after about 30 seconds had enough of that nonsense. Hope they get that fixed for the future. 

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

The crazy camera flickering during this last period is jacking up my cornea !

A-Jay

 

I missed today's live stream. I was fishing...well, actually went for a 6 hour boat ride in 85* water.

2 minutes ago, slonezp said:

I missed today's live stream. I was fishing...well, actually went for a 6 hour boat ride in 85* water.

Know what that's like my friend.

I'll be doing that all next week - and the week after and the week after that.

A-Jay

 

3 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Know what that's like my friend.

I'll be doing that all next week - and the week after and the week after that.

A-Jay

 

Aside from a few blow ups on frogs, and some panfish chasing wacky worms, nothing at all. First skunk of the year.

Just now, slonezp said:

Aside from a few blow ups on frogs, and some panfish chasing wacky worms, nothing at all. First skunk of the year.

Hope it's your last

A-Jay

4 hours ago, A-Jay said:

The crazy camera flickering during this last period is jacking up my cornea !

A-Jay

 

Same here. I kept watching, but it was driving me crazy. To be fair that’s a short drive. 

Admittedly I'm not his biggest fan but

How about the Day Two David Dudley's having - 

Holy Smokes- Talk about a turn around.

9 pounds on day 1 - 90 lbs on day 2

Ding

A-Jay

 

Every time I look at the results of a professional tournament I always check the top and the bottom results.  The top shows me what’s possible.  The bottom makes me feel better about some of my outings.   This tournament has been particularly interesting in that regard.