Bass Pundit

Weather: First thunder of the year at about 11:45PM on April 5th.

Ish vs. Elias: Bassfan tells the story of a disagreement at Falcon Lake on Day 2 between Ish Monroe and Paul Elias. Basically Ish and Elias found the exact same honey hole in practice. Ish had the early draw on Day 1 and sacked 35lbs off the spot. For part of Day 1, Elias sat there and watched Ish catch fish hoping Ish would leave. Elias caught 28lbs on Day 1. Since Elias had the early draw on Day 2 he headed to the honey hole and sacked 39lbs. Ish was pissed! He felt since he was there first on Day 1 and did well enough to get into the Top 5 that Elias should have given the spot up. Ish said he felt "disrespected" and thought Elias showed a lack of "common courtesy." Apparently Elias caught 4 off the spot on Day 2 then left it for Ish.

BP ruling: I think what Elias did was fair, even though it sucks for Ish. Elias found those fish and they were just as much his as they were Ish's. The luck of the boat draw determined who got there first and because the boat draws flip flop they both got first crack for a day. As it turns out having to share the spot means neither guy is going to contend for the win on a spot that had the potential to be a winner.

Update: As it turns out Elias sacked 37+lbs on Day Final and came from behind for the win. By 4 oz he held off Terry Scroggins who caught 44-4 on Day Final. I believe 44-4 is the second biggest all time 5 fish limit for BASS. Elias' 4 day total of 132-8 is a new BASS record.

On Day 3 Elias caught 27lbs and is in 5th place (15lbs out of 1st). Ish caught 25lbs and finished 19th.

BASS FBF News: The Posse line up for Falcon were mediocre to not so good, but Mark Davis is keeping the faith for both Teams.

FLW FBF News: The Bpboys have 3 guys in the cut, 5 in top 15 and 9 in the top 60. Right now the teams base score is in the range for low end prizes seen at Toho. If I can just hit 1 exacta I'll be in line for a great prize. As it stands I'm on the bubble for prizes. If people have picked better at Lewis Smith than at Toho, I probably won't make the prizes without the exacta. Come on Clausen drop a spot on Day Final.