Elite's At Mille Lacs

6AM at Eddy's

6:00-8:00AM Eddy's Jetty Mille Lacs
Conditions: 65-59 degrees, Wind Sw, Partly cloudy

I didn't get bit.

First Elite to arrive was Chris Lane

Chris Lane

I welcomed Chris to MN when he came by on the trolling motor.

Second guy to launch was Randall Tharp.

Randall Tharp

Third guy to launch was Bradley Roy.  I didn't get a picture of him.  Then came Keith Poche.

Keith Poche

After the sunrise the first one to come through was Dean Rojas.

Dean Rojas

Elites that I didn't take pictures of were Brandon Palaniuk, Adrian Avena, Andy Montgomery, Shaw Grigsby, Bobby Lane, Justin Lucas, and Brett Hite.

Jersey's For St. Jude's Auction

Brandon Palaniuk, Chris Lane, A-Mart, Luke Clausen, Ott Defoe, Brent Ehrler, Paul Elias, Randall Tharp, Scott Martin, Dave Lefebre and Dave Dudley all have Jersey's up for auction this year.  Be sure to check it out the auctions all end on Sunday.  I'm not sure if there is going to be a second round of auctions or not.

Don't got the cha-ching to put down on a jersey, but want to give to St. Jude's.  I recommend giving to either
Jason Holmer or Glenn Walker who are both giving away prizes to their contributors this year.  Or also Paul Strege who puts together the auctions.

Holmer is giving away one big prize.

While Walker is giving away several small prizes.

2012 Classic Day 1

Ike and Cliff Pace in the lead.  Two total polar opposites in terms of personality.  Cliff is one soft spoken, non showy dude. KVD in the hunt again.  My guy Christie looking dangerous.  My fantasy team is doing OK, but I need Scanlon, Knuth, and Alton all to pick it up on day 2.

Does anybody know what jerkbait Ike was using?  I couldn't tell by the pictures I saw.  Or how about KVD, was he using that SK bait?

I thought Chris Lane handled himself with grace in light of getting skunked.

It's gonna be even colder tomorrow.   I think Mike McClelland is gonna be dangerous.

I don't have any comments on B.A.S.S. Day 1 coverage as that I was asleep all day.  I will follow it on Sunday. Today I'll be in Brainerd for my Bass Snatcher meeting and I'm not sure when I'll be back

I'm impressed with the coverage at Advanced Angler.com.

Is It Bassmaster Classic Time?

Well you wouldn't know it from my blogging.  I just don't have enthusiasm for blogging about stuff right now. Maybe I will get in the swing of things this week.  I don't plan on Liveblogging any of the Classic weigh in's this year.  Maybe the last one, who knows.

If you want help putting together your Fantasy Team be sure to listen to the Fantasy Fishing Insider pod-cast.  They have interviews with Ott Defoe and Chris Lane.

Update:  Here is a new Podcast with Ike, Palaniuk, Zona, and Kumar

Elite Series Day 4 Lake Okeechobee

Well it's looking like Ish is going to hold on and go wire to wire as Basstrakk has him just under 30lbs.  I was really hoping Lane was gonna do it as he's on my Fantasy squad.  Oh well.

For some reason there doesn't seem to be the War Room today.

I'm guessing Ish is the first  guy to lead a B.A.S.S. tournament for every single second as he weighed first on the first day.

Bassmaster Classic TV Schedule for this Weekend

The Lane Family Tradition

Congratulations Chris Lane Classic Champion!!!

It was great to see Chris Lane bring home the trophy

Bassmaster Classic Day Final: Liveblogging

Well I think Walker is a longshot at this point.  I am predicting that the Rooster Greg Vinson is gonna take it.  I guess we will see.

It's 2 O'clock and it looks like Vinson and Lane are about tied with Lane having the edge on Basstrakk.  The thing is Vinson is locking and Lane is fishing because he went back to Pool 5 early.  Timmy Horton has a good bag but needs a super kicker or two.

Well it looks like Chris Lane and Vinson left the door open, but it doesn't seem like anybody stepped up to walk through it.  It looks like nobody busted a huge bag, but then you never know.

Arkansas won the College Classic.

Once again they fail to show video clips and keep the camera on Zona and Sanders.

Must of just did the National Anthem, I was taking the dog out.

Intro: Awesome A-Mart getting whacked by a fish.

Weigh In Time:
Going to be interesting to see if Jamie Horton gets booed.  I think he deserves it for insulting the crowd yesterday.

Well he didn't get booed but he didn't get much cheering.  He kind of made amends by talking about how great the crowd and Louisiana is.

Kevin Wirth didn't get teary and he stuck up for his Merc.

Looks like Poche may in the Super 6

Dave Walker may be Super 6
Nope Walker just came out.
Nope Poche just came out.
Poche moves into 1st, maybe he should have been.

Doing Berkley Havoc cast for $100,000
He missed it, he chose to pitch it and it was a bit to far away I think

oh great Zona Sanders and Byron
interesting video of guys running into the backwaters

Go to commericials, switch looking at arena to on screen.  Once again after not doing it to show the fish catches, least they didn't have the camera's totally on Zona & Sanders

Dustin Wilks first intro'ed he hop's in his boat and they call Evers and he gets in his boat same for B.Lane then Alton, then Vinson, Then C Lane

Bring on Poche for the hot seat.

Wilks into 4th with 44-12
Evers  43-8 into 5th
B Lane 5-14 takes him down to 17th, OUCH!
Alton 14-3 and he takes 2nd place and the crowed roars for Poche
"I can see it in his eyes, he's gott'em" about Vinson
The Rooster 13-7 into 1st with 47-15
Points out his wife and new kid
I think Chris has got him

Chris Lane takes it with 51-6

Chris Lane Bassmaster Classic Champion!!!

He kneels down for raising the trophy, not quite a Tebow

And the Victory Lap.

Odd people on the Internet complaining there is no coverage.  Maybe they have dial up?

Classic Day 2: LIveblog

It sounds to me after reading the recaps that Bobby Lane, The  Rooster, and Poche are in a pretty solid position.  I think Ott, Wilks, anc Chris Lane are in a precarious position as that their areas seam to be crowded.  Chris Lane isn't even going to fish the same place today.  I am unsure about Evers and Walker.  But honestly I think it's entirely possible the winner will not even come from Day 1's top 8.  There are just to many good sticks down to about  27th Place with Van Dam that could conceivably put a couple of 20lb bags up.  This thing is still wide open

OK I'm up at 10AM trying to get caught up.

I must say I enjoyed the War Room stuff on Bassmasters.  I didn't catch much of Bass Zone Wide Open because of it.  It sucks that Bass Zone doesn't have their evening show.

Man, I hope Walker has more than 2 fish.

It looks like they are once again going to show Zona and Sanders instead of the action on the screen.  Oh my they went to the screens for once.  How hard is that producers?

Hmmm Havoc is Skeets Top Sponsor

Come on producers go to the SCREENS!!! Morons!!!

Finally the national anthem

The Weigh In Bits and Pieces:
Edwin is 1st up. Has a pig 14-4 with a 6-4 puts him up 2lbs on Basstrakk

Keith Combs pulls a toad, gets 15-1 which is a pound up on Basstrakk.  Has a couple guys in his area.

Swindle pulls out a slob 4 fish for 13-6.  He's hilarious as usual when he doesn't catch'em. Probably makes the cut.

Faircloth pulls a slug and he weighs 18-12, biggest bags so far.

Funny Brent Chapman didn't pull his big fish, guess it wasn't as big as they said.  He got 15-10

Fletcher Shyrock might not make the cut with just under 20lbs

Bobby Lane gets 14-8 takes the lead that is a pound above his Basstrakk

Denny disappoints with just 1 fish.

Tim Horton wears the jumpsuit and pulls two pigs out.  He's got a Hula Popper patch.  Does a tribute to the old Pro's.  "NFL's got the throw backs now we do too" He weighed 17-4 out of nowhere as he didn't have anything on Basstrakk.

Poche drops down the to 3rd and falling

Steve Kennedy "I suck"

Ott Defoe falls to 8th and falling

Matt McCoy brings in 17lbs.  "I got em in the boat" as to what he did different.

They aren't updating the Live Leaderboard as crisply as yesterday.

Ish took a late penalty due to I think what were KevinWirth's boat problems.  He was not happy about it and throws him under the bus because it is costing him the cut. It was because they held up the lock for him.
Nope it wasn't Wirth,
Update-Turns out is was Wirth

Randy Howell "I thank the Lord most for my smoking hot wife"

Rojas pulls out a tank, wow it only went 4-14 thought that was a 6

Walker does have a limit for 12-4 puts him into 3rd for now.  "The rumor's of my demise were greatly exaggerated"

Dustin Wilks put 2 pounds on his Basstrakk weight and moves into 3rd

The Rooster gets into first with  34-8 almost 4lbs on Bobby Lane

Alton has 17-14 for 31-11 and into 2nd just as Basstrakk said.

Wirth gets emotional about having one more day to fish.

Marty the Party does his dance. Thanks trip for helping him with his dancing at the end.

Chris pulls a toad out and he has 19-4 and he takes 1st, beat Basstrakk by 6lbs. Has a pound on The Rooster

Wow Mr. Horton rubs it in on the LSU fans.

Bill Lowen comes in 2lbs under Basstrakk

Hackney water fell out on him might not make the cut.

AMarts 15-10 is a lb up on Basstrakk. He is in 8th one ahead of Walker.

Ike gets 13 and makes the cut for now in 25th, but KVD is left

And KVD kicks out Ike.  Tak is last in and Hackney makes it as well.

Weigh In Over

Doing Hook'd Up with Chris Lane
and the feed cuts in mid interview.

So it's C. Lane, Vinson, Alton, B.. Lane, Evers, and Wilks in the Super 6

Press Conference to start soon:
Bobby we don't see each other

"Bobby it's a dream come true"

Chris Lane was helped by seeing Matt Reed catch fish, apparently Reed and Lowen are in the same area.

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