Elites at Mille Lacs Day 1 Take Off

I procrastinated blogging these because I wasn't happy with most of the pictures I took.  Day 1 was the only day I went to the Blast Off and Weigh In.

Anglers Lined up to put in from where I parked at my spot

Edwin Evers

Center Jetty taking pictures with Overstreet

Swindle leading blast off line

They pulled the launches out of the harbor and parked them

Overstreet's Ride

Mercer

2015 Bassmaster Classic Thoughts Day 1

The Good:  David Walker getting a award for helping save a father of 4 kids life.

  The live on the water coverage was really good for the most part.  They picked the right anglers to follow on day 1.  It's to bad that Hack's feed didn't work.  It's a good thing the anglers they picked for the live on the water coverage were catching fish and keeping us entertained, otherwise the coverage would have sucked.

My switching out Morizo for Brett Hite.  Thank You Rich Lindgren.

The Bad:  BASS discontinuing the interviews as they come off the water that they did last year and ending the live on the water feeds 2-hours before the tournament day is over.  Also the on the water blog coverage didn't seem as good or comprehensive as last year.  The good live action that they were able to get really saved BASS's bacon.

I think they need to tell Mercer, Zona, and Sanders to resist the urge to be constant play by play announcers.  A lot of the time I felt less of them and more from the anglers on the water would have been better.  Zona and Mercer were definitely better at letting less be more than was Mercer.

The Ugly: Skeet Reese's Huk banana pants.

Mercer Sign's 2 Year Deal

Congratulations to Dave Mercer on his signing of a 2 Year Deal to remain the Elite Series Tournment MC!!!

To be honest, I thought Dave started a little slow, but got better as the year went on.

Mercer With Prime Time Frog Action

It won't be long now.

Mercer Says Use Loop Knot For Slop Frogs

Can't say I've ever heard this tip before, but it does make some sense. I may give it a try, but I wonder about the knot slipping with braid.

The vid is good.

Update: Asked about this on several different message boards. One guy said loop knots are weak, another said this is a common tip for topwater lures. I Googled it and there were lots of results for "Loop Knot topwater." Yes, there were people promoting it, but a couple of results talked about line breaking issues. I think I will experiment with it, next year.

Mercer Brings the Christmas Cheer

New B.A.S.S. Outsources Tournament Emcee Job

Crazy Canadian Dave Mercer is replacing "Elvis" as Emcee for B.A.S.S. Elite Series Tournaments and the Bassmaster Classic.

I like Mercer and wish him well. Dave has a blog, but he doesn't use it much. He is more into Twitter and Facebook and of coarse Youtube with Facts of Fishing FYI.

B.A.S.S. story here.

Rich Lindgren's Tweeting DQ Makes Facts of Fishing FYI

It's the very last item.

I think I might have had something to do with this recognition.

Facts of Fishing FYI Episode 10

The end of this one gave me a good laugh.

Kevin Van Dam Wins the 2010 Bassmasters Classic

In 2007 at Lay Lake KVD let it all slip away. Not this year my friends, not this year!!!

51 freakin 6!!!

OH YEAH! Congratulations KVD!!!

Now I gots to take the dog for a walk.

Mercer has a Twit Vid on the Super 6, video kind of sucks but it's more than nothing. At the start of the video the light on the screen looks like it came from Mercers 1st Twit Vid this morning when he was following the convoy.

2010 Bassmaster Classic Day Final Take 2

11:30AM Just got on computer have yet to check anything. First stop BASS live blog. I read the bottom first, to keep things and suspense in order.

11:42PM I'll be dipped and fried the 8:57AM blog talks about KVD catching a pickeral. I could have sworn last night watching the Classic coverage on TV that Brent Chapman had caught a toothy critter, not a bass. Maybe I wasn't seeing things. I hope the disappointment of catching a non-bass makes the TV show.

11:52AM Straight up from the Live Blog:

10:55AM ET You want to get a good idea of how much these guys respect each other?

Todd Faircloth and Brent Chapman have been sharing water in Beeswax Creek all week. Chapman has been having a good morning. He has a limit. Meanwhile Faircloth only has two.

According to Robbins, Chapman just idled over to Faircloth and handed him a bait, assumedly the one or one like he's been using.

Faircloth is tying that bait on.

Chapman is a great guy, always has been. But he may be ready to see some with a shot at slaying the dragon succeed.


Brent Chapman and his wife are also bass fishing bloggers. But I'm not going to link to that now.

12:00PM Ruh Row!!!

11:15AM ET We didn't get to talk to Jason Quinn this morning. But we've just learned that he is dealing with food poisoning. He was up all night hugging the porcelain.

He's still out there today, casting away and probably feeling pretty terrible at the moment.


12:05PM I'm all updated on the 2010 Bassmaster Classic live blog Looks like Russ Lane is going to make a serious run, KVD will add drama, and Kriet and Faircloth need to catch more fish.

12:15PM If Bass Trakk is correct and KVD has 15lbs today than Ike is in serious trouble.

Kriet bags his limit, needs serious upgrading.

12:20PM Just got a call from my 38 year old brother Steve who was proud to say that he finished his first marathon today (1st one he ever tried). WAY TO GET IT DONE STEVE!!! I am sure I will blog more on this later today.

12:30PM On to watching the days Bass Cam video's

I see that Todd Faircloth has a limit but it's tiny fish.

The thing about these Bass Cam video's is that I have to pause them so they can load up, but if when I do that a new video is posted then the one I'm loading gets preempted by the new one. Hate that!

12:45PM From Bass Cam video Chris Lane says he's going to confront some guys who are fishing in Beeswax Creek, where most of the top guys are. Personally I think that is a bogus move, if people want to fish they have as much right to the water as the Pro's. Now I wouldn't fish on Pro's water in the BMC, but this is fishing and these kind of things can and do happen.

12:55PM As much as I love KVD, I'm rooting for the "Squirrel" in this one Jeff Kriet. Now if it was Ike and KVD than I'd be all KVD.

1:00PM On Bass Cam Russ Lane keeps talking about the head games that must be going on in Beeswax because of the crowd cheers when a fish is caught. Yeah if your not catching em' that would play with your head.

1:10PM These Bass Cam video's are basically short video blogs, worth the look if you are not watching them. Tip- They are in order from new to old, start with old and work your way back.

1:15PM Mercer Twit Vid Kevin VanDam Catching a giant on the final day of the Bassmaster Classic So good this one gets an embed.



1:30PM Mercer with an earlier Twit Vid than the Van Dam one. Why wasn't Mercer on the water the first two days?

1:35PM Rich's Bassin' Blog Mid-Day Report...

1:45PM Another Mercer Twit Vid from earlier in the day... He's on the water. Money quote: "I'm a roving reporter with nothing to report."

1:55PM Just finished up the Bass Cam on the water video's. On the very last one photographer James Overstreet reported that Kriet has more than what Bass Trakk is showing, but he is probably still short of Van Dam.

Just got to a Mercer Twit Vid of Mercer "in the bush," this one is kind of funny for once.

2:02PM Mercer was a Twit Vid fool this morning KVD Fish # 1 (Big One) and Bassmaster Classic Take Off

2:10PM Another Twit Vid from early this morning Bassmaster Classic Convoy

Note- The reason why the Twit Vids go from latest to earliest so far is because I am finding them as a go down my Facebook Newsfeed.

1:20PM It kind of looks like the on the water Bass Cam commentary is done for the day. BOOOOOO!

2:30PM Just read Ike's Bass Insider blog from last night and he sounded kind of beat down. Had 5 bites, landed 4 and that missed fish is obviously a huge loss in Ike's mind. Doesn't sound confident at all about nailing a 20lb sack.

2:45PM Going to take a break, get the dogs out and eat something.

3:15PM I'm back and if the Bass Live Blog and Bass Trakk are to be believed it looks like KVD blew this thing out. We know Bass Trakk can be wrong, but 7 plus pounds wrong is stretching the margin of error to it's outer limit.

3:40PM Alton's Angle blog No regrets

Skeets Beat blog Thank you everyone

4:20PM Once again today I will liveblog the leaderboard unless Rich Lindgren comes through and live blogs 360 at the Bassin blog.

I think I'm going to blog in draft KVD as the winner, so I am ready the instant it is official.

Mercer Facts of Fishing-FYI Bassmaster Classic 2

As promised

I don't get the bit about Grigsby and "blue steel" can someone please explain in the comments. Thanks!!!

Mercer Facts of Fishing-FYI Bassmaster Classic 1

This is pre-weigh in.

Does not like like much traffic at the Expo.

Oops forgot to downsize that screen...fixed!

Mercer Twit Vid post-weigh in...

Mercer @ the Classic

Canuck Bass Fishing Funny Man Dave Mercer is going to be doing these "twit vids" all weekend long, plus more episodes of Fact of Fishing-FYI.

Mercer-Facts of Fishing FYI Episode 6

Mercer talks all about what he will be up to at the Classic.

Mercer Facts of Fishing FYI- Episode 5

Since there is no FLW Tour Red River tournament to pundit about, here is Mercer, Blah, Blah, Blah

Mercer Facts of Fishing-FYI Episode 4

Got to get this one in for Groundhog Day.
I did get a good chuckle out of the last shot at PETA.

Mercer Facts of Fishing-FYI Episode 3

Have to agree with Mercer on his FLW Fantasy Bass Fishing take. As for the part about saving the sport of fishing; it is my understanding that the recession has actually been quite good for fishing and the fishing industry.

For earlier episodes click on the Dave Mercer Label below.

Dave Mercer Facts of Fishing FYI Episode #2

Dave Mercer with Facts of Fishing FYI

Dave Mercer is a Bass Blogger, TV Personality and Facebook Friend who sent me a little birthday love, so I thought I would promote his new Youtube project called Facts of Fishing FYI.