"I caught five fish in six casts this morning…that's how I started out." – Kevin Short
"I've never been any place that has so many fish, that I didn't know nothing about." – Gerald Swindle
"The guys we fish against today are a total different breed on angler." – Rick Clunn
"You can't win it today, that's for sure." – Bobby Lane when asked how he could overcome Brandon Palaniuk's eight-pound lead.
"Usually the way to screw up some good fishing is to have a tournament. This just keeps getting better and better." – David Walker
"I can't even talk about it much." – Aaron Martens after failing to make the cut
"I'm feeling the rookie blues right now." – Michael Simonton
"I'm driving the big yellow bus to California." – Skeet Reese after failing to make the cut
"I just don't want to finish last." – Steve Kennedy
"If he lost that much fishing time and still caught 24 pounds…the boy's on em'." – Kevin VanDam after hearing leader Brandon Palaniuk missed part of his fishing day in the emergency room, to remove a hook from his finger