A few minutes before 9am ET, Carl Jocumsen made the executive decision to leave his schooling fish area with one bass in the box. We are headed back to drop off photo cards for Steve Bowman...

After what seemed like an eternity of inaction, Carl Jocumsen finally hooked up. He pleaded with the fish to stay hooked up and it did. He is on the scorecard at approximately the same time he...

Tournament leader Carl Jocumsen made a bistering run across a flat lake this morning to his starting spot. It is remarkably warm for October, shorts wheather ... and mosquitos are swarming us, but...

Carl Jocumsen's patience paid off with the right kind of bite. "Stay on, stay on," he implored.It stayed on. His second kicker of the day. Over 25lbs. "That is a Santee TANK," he added. "All of the...

Jocumsen landed number five, probably his smallest fish but it adds to the total. Gussy was right behind him and graciously congratulated him on the catch.

We just pulled up on David Mullins, who reported catching a 3 1/2 right before we arrived. "Just my luck, a day late and a dollar short," Bowman lamented. Timing will be critical for us with...

Davis called his shot and got bit on a key tree. He thought it was too small at first but it was running at the boat. When he realized it was a 2-pounder he started to play it gingerly around the...

Reigning AOY Scott Canterbury is across the creek from Clouse, fishing shallow grass. Last year's Rookie of the Year Drew Cook is 75 yards behind him, fishing slower. There is a fair amount of...

Steve Bowman took a gallery of running and gunning shots that should be up soon. It looks like we will be starting close as nearly a dozen anglers stayed here in the takeoff creek. That surprised...