Fantasy Fishing 2018 2024
fishballer06 reply :
The time has come. The 2018 Fantasy Fishing league is now open.
Group name: BassResource
Password: BR2018
Come join in on the fun. It's free and the winner gets a $500 Circuit City gift card, courtesy of @Glenn
MTBassin reply :
Got my preliminary line up set. Going to do some more research so my line up might change some. Added into the BR group also.
scaleface reply :
First
A: Combs
B: Pace
C: F Shyrock
D: Montgomery
E: Duckett
Senko Junkie reply :
I'm in but don't worry. Last year I picked in every tournament but finished dead last in all the participants that picked in all the tournaments. I only finished above people that didn't pick in all................................lol
scaleface reply :
On 1/11/2018 at 5:36 AM, Senko Junkie said:I'm in but don't worry. Last year I picked in every tournament but finished dead last in all the participants that picked in all the tournaments. I only finished above people that didn't pick in all................................lol
I was next to last .Someone has to be last it might as well be us .
Glenn reply :
In case you weren't aware, Circuit City closed in 2009. 
IndianaFinesse reply :
I'm in.
12poundbass reply :
I'm in. Took it conservative this tournament.
MIbassyaker reply :
I'm in (as "Jorgaba").
Plugged in my gut feeling team for now, but I'll probably change all of them before the start.
moguy1973 reply :
I'm in. I have no clue on what the deal is with Lake Martin in the middle of the winter is. So the first one is going to be a crap shoot.
tander reply :
I'm in !!! Got my picks but will probably change a few.
CroakHunter reply :
Where do you sign up for this? I'd love a circuit city gift card! Almost as much as a blockbuster gift card
fishballer06 reply :
On 1/11/2018 at 10:20 AM, moguy1973 said:I'm in. I have no clue on what the deal is with Lake Martin in the middle of the winter is. So the first one is going to be a crap shoot.
It's a dink fest. I'll tell you that.
MIbassyaker reply :
On 1/11/2018 at 11:37 AM, CroakHunter said:Where do you sign up for this? I'd love a circuit city gift card! Almost as much as a blockbuster gift card
http://bassmasterfantasy.com/
Although it looks like Glenn has thrown cold water over the Circuit City prize. Maybe he's good for a Blockbuster gift card this year?
On 1/11/2018 at 11:53 AM, fishballer06 said:It's a dink fest. I'll tell you that.
I don't know anything about Lake Martin, but that only deepens the mystery...
CroakHunter reply :
I've never even heard of most of these guys let alone watched an elite event. I'd say I've got a good chance at last
Gundog reply :
I'm in. Let the smacktalk begin.
12poundbass reply :
On 1/11/2018 at 12:08 PM, CroakHunter said:I've never even heard of most of these guys let alone watched an elite event. I'd say I've got a good chance at last
Don't worry. We all have fun with it.
mllrtm79 reply :
On 1/11/2018 at 5:40 AM, scaleface said:I was next to last .Someone has to be last it might as well be us
I thought that was my position lol
I failed miserably at this, but you get what you pay for...
bkohlman reply :
Hope this goes better than my last place finish in Fantasy Football!
fishballer06 reply :
Not even 24 hours since the group was created and we're already at 13 members. It's shaping up to be a fun group.
Porkrind reply :
I think I’m in. I signed up now just figuring out how to get in the league.
ohboyitsrobby reply :
I'm in. Went with the home state guys pretty much which means a solid last or next to last is in my future ???? lol
12poundbass reply :
On 1/12/2018 at 2:30 AM, Porkrind said:I think I’m in. I signed up now just figuring out how to get in the league.
If you're already signed up for fantasy fishing, then you have to set a team (which you can change up until the day of) before you can join the group. Hope this helps.
Porkrind reply :
Yep I got it done and I’m set and ready to go. This will be my first time but I’m not scared I have confidence in my luck!
scaleface reply :
On 1/11/2018 at 12:08 PM, CroakHunter said:I've never even heard of most of these guys let alone watched an elite event. I'd say I've got a good chance at last
That was me last year . I kept picking the likes of Shaw Grigsby , Rick Clunn, Paul Elias... a strategy that didnt pan out to well . I did luck into the winner in one tourney with Timmy Horton .
OCdockskipper reply :
On 1/11/2018 at 11:59 AM, MIbassyaker said:Although it looks like Glenn has thrown cold water over the Circuit City prize. Maybe he's good for a Blockbuster gift card this year?
Keep this on the down low, but rumor has it that Glenn is negotiating with Pan Am to provide the winner with air fare for a LMB fishing trip in Alaska, with George Perry as the featured guide...
12poundbass reply :
On 1/12/2018 at 4:47 AM, OCdockskipper said:Keep this on the down low, but rumor has it that Glenn is negotiating with Pan Am to provide the winner with air fare for a LMB fishing trip in Alaska, with George Perry as the featured guide...
Awesome! Since I'm going to win it, I wonder if Mr. Perry and I could try for the giant Peacock bass that everyone is talking about up in Anchorage?
CroakHunter reply :
On 1/12/2018 at 3:42 AM, scaleface said:That was me last year . I kept picking the likes of Shaw Grigsby , Rick Clunn, Paul Elias... a strategy that didnt pan out to well . I did luck into the winner in one tourney with Timmy Horton .
I felt guilty for not picking Jacob Wheeler in group a because he was the only one I seen that's from indiana like me.
Porkrind reply :
21 people already signed up.. DANGGGgggg
MIbassyaker reply :
On 1/12/2018 at 5:51 AM, CroakHunter said:I felt guilty for not picking Jacob Wheeler in group a because he was the only one I seen that's from indiana like me.
With 5 top-10 finishes and a win last year, I have every expectation that I'll be picking him for a few events this year. But Bucket A is always full of hard choices.
OCdockskipper reply :
On 1/12/2018 at 5:51 AM, CroakHunter said:I felt guilty for not picking Jacob Wheeler in group a because he was the only one I seen that's from indiana like me.
You know, one could pick Wheeler automatically for each event no matter what bucket he is in and probably be happy with the results by years end. There are a handful of guys who you could do this with.
In 2016, I kept kicking myself after each event for not picking Jordan Lee. So in 2017, I would choose him first and then see if there was anyone else in the bucket that I felt forced to choose over him. Luckily I kept him for the Classic...
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 1/12/2018 at 5:51 AM, CroakHunter said:I felt guilty for not picking Jacob Wheeler in group a because he was the only one I seen that's from indiana like me.
Bill lowen is from green castle Indiana. And Jacob wheeler is in my lineup
CroakHunter reply :
On 1/12/2018 at 10:39 AM, IndianaFinesse said:Bill lowen is from green castle Indiana. And Jacob wheeler is in my lineup
I didn't see Bill lowen I guess.
On 1/12/2018 at 9:50 AM, OCdockskipper said:You know, one could pick Wheeler automatically for each event no matter what bucket he is in and probably be happy with the results by years end. There are a handful of guys who you could do this with.
In 2016, I kept kicking myself after each event for not picking Jordan Lee. So in 2017, I would choose him first and then see if there was anyone else in the bucket that I felt forced to choose over him. Luckily I kept him for the Classic...
And yeah Jordan Lee is in bucket a for me.
Senko lover reply :
The hype is freaking real, best of luck to all of you. I'm so ready for another season. Lowkey I've spent all winter looking at the nice jigs I won from @buzzed bait last year. Kinda boring tbh 
OCdockskipper reply :
Uh oh, I just saw this online
http://www.richmond.com/business/local/circuit-city-brand-returning-website-to-relaunch-next-month-with/article_51f10820-afb6-5a3c-bfe2-a813f93d7c87.html
Just in case there is someone who didn't understand the joke, let me clear Glenn's name. Neither he nor Bass Resource were offering any Circuit City giftcards to the Fantasy Fishing winners, I made that up on a whim last year. So much for using a company that was out of business & wouldn't come back. Thank heavens I didn't say it was from Kenny Rogers Roasters, turns out they have a bunch of restaurants still all through Asia.
However, I wouldn't doubt the news that Glenn is considering offering lifetime film developing from Fotomat for the overall winner...
Gundog reply :
On 1/12/2018 at 12:15 PM, OCdockskipper said:Uh oh, I just saw this online
http://www.richmond.com/business/local/circuit-city-brand-returning-website-to-relaunch-next-month-with/article_51f10820-afb6-5a3c-bfe2-a813f93d7c87.html
Just in case there is someone who didn't understand the joke, let me clear Glenn's name. Neither he nor Bass Resource were offering any Circuit City giftcards to the Fantasy Fishing winners, I made that up on a whim last year. So much for using a company that was out of business & wouldn't come back. Thank heavens I didn't say it was from Kenny Rogers Roasters, turns out they have a bunch of restaurants still all through Asia.
However, I wouldn't doubt the news that Glenn is considering offering lifetime film developing from Fotomat for the overall winner...
Maybe some Thom McAn loafers.
MIbassyaker reply :
Maybe we should just say there is no actual prize, other than bragging rights.
It was a good joke while it lasted.
Chance_Taker4 reply :
I'm in there like swim wear
A: J Lee
B: R Howell
C: F Shryock
D: T Horton
E: C Lane
going with a stacked Alabama Lineup except for my hometown boy Shryock.
kbeeb374 reply :
I am in again. hopefully won't have as many down tournaments this time around. definitely learned a lot from last year. good luck everyone!
muledhunter reply :
I'm in and am new to the site. Thanks guys
fishballer06 reply :
On 1/13/2018 at 12:21 AM, muledhunter said:I'm in and am new to the site. Thanks guys
We're glad to have you. Hopefully you're not a ringer!
Vinjints reply :
I might have to try this out. Bailed on fantasy football a while back, but this might be something interesting. When do you have to register by?
Porkrind reply :
I doubt Service Merchandise will be back....
OCdockskipper reply :
On 1/13/2018 at 6:50 AM, Vinjints said:When do you have to register by?
Before the first event next month. Go to Bassmaster.com and click on the Fantasy Fishing tab for all the info.
MIbassyaker reply :
31 joined up now more than 3 weeks before the first event. We appear have the 10th most members by this point of any group on bassmaster fantasy, and the 2nd most of any private group (behind "Beat Ronnie Moore").
CroakHunter reply :
J. Lee
Lefebre
Mullins
Poche
Sumrall
Senko lover reply :
For those who are new to this group, you're more than welcome to release your picks before the event BUT there's a lot of fun tension that builds up through the season as rivalries increase and we try to dethrone specific people. So keep it in mind that you may want to wait until the tournament starts to release your lineup. But do whatever you want to
Jrob78 reply :
I'm in!
Bent reply :
These prizes are incredible, who do I fax my picks to?!
In all seriousness this sounds like fun, I'm in.
Swbass15 reply :
In again this year fun to have a group of people to battle with, people at work look at me like I’m crazy when I try to explain this and that’s from fantasy football guys
CTBassin860 reply :
I'm in!!
I won fantasy football this year. Watch out ladies!
BassNJake reply :
I'm also in.
Good luck to everyone!!
Senko lover reply :
There's nothing more embarrassing than trying to explain fantasy fishing to normal people 
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 1/17/2018 at 6:25 AM, Senko lover said:There's nothing more embarrassing than trying to explain fantasy fishing to normal people
I like how you implied that we are not normal people.
SuperCorona reply :
I'm in from the opening gun this year.
Chefster reply :
Joined yesterday. Good luck all and have fun. I really hope I win the circuit city gift card. I really need a new laser disc player.
fishballer06 reply :
Guys, the response for this has been great this year. We're up to 46 guys so far and still a few weeks to go. I look forward to everything this season will bring.
AustinHellickson reply :
What's the website to sign up?
fishballer06 reply :
On 1/19/2018 at 9:29 PM, AustinHellickson said:What's the website to sign up?
Bassmaster.com
mattkenzer reply :
I am in .... Go Canada
LOL
Gundog reply :
On 1/19/2018 at 10:42 PM, mattkenzer said:I am in .... Go Canada
LOL
I didn't know we had to declare countries. In that case, I'm all for Australia. Nothing wrong with a country where if the snakes, spiders and kangaroos don't kill ya, the birds that can't fly will. 
Montanaro reply :
In!
MIbassyaker reply :
On 1/17/2018 at 6:25 AM, Senko lover said:There's nothing more embarrassing than trying to explain fantasy fishing to normal people
Yeah.......embarrassing to them, that is.
(Right? Right?? Aww, normal, shnormal...)
Porkrind reply :
Ok so my first year ever doing this but have played other fantasy sports, my question is does your team change for each event or do you basically pick your anglers for the year?
12poundbass reply :
On 1/24/2018 at 9:03 AM, Porkrind said:Ok so my first year ever doing this but have played other fantasy sports, my question is does your team change for each event or do you basically pick your anglers for the year?
Change for each event
Porkrind reply :
Sweet. Thank you
adrenalnjunky reply :
I'm in as well. Pretty much picking Fletcher Shryock each week for my lineup. I've watched 2 seasons of MLF so far and watched him clean up when a lot of the competition couldn't even get bites on their own home water.
What about the FLW league - anyone in that one too? Scott Martin is a value pick for their first event on Okeechobee.
fishballer06 reply :
On 1/24/2018 at 10:32 AM, adrenalnjunky said:What about the FLW league - anyone in that one too? Scott Martin is a value pick for their first event on Okeechobee.
I know a few of the guys play FLW, but we don't have a group on there. I know they run their league a little different. Giving users "fake money" and putting a price tag on each angler.
scaleface reply :
On 1/24/2018 at 10:32 AM, adrenalnjunky said:
What about the FLW league - anyone in that one too? Scott Martin is a value pick for their first event on Okeechobee.
I joined it this year . I recognize very few names . I jumped all over Scott Martin when I saw his low buying price fishing his home lake . I dont understand how they rate the anglers over their yet .
Mr. Aquarium reply :
do you guys follow what they say in the articles for each tournie, or go by your own judgement and knowledge?
Troy85 reply :
On 1/17/2018 at 6:25 AM, Senko lover said:There's nothing more embarrassing than trying to explain fantasy fishing to normal people
I keep asking my co workers if they have been doing their research for their fantasy fishing team, I keep telling them the first event is getting close...they just look at me like I'm nuts, I don't think they believe its real.
scaleface reply :
On 1/24/2018 at 10:00 PM, Mr. Aquarium said:do you guys follow what they say in the articles for each tournie, or go by your own judgement and knowledge?
I dont . Last year I pretty much picked my favorite anglers and did pretty bad . This year there will be a reason for each one picked but I'm not going to research much .
Mr. Aquarium reply :
yea im still a rookie at the fantasy fishing, i usually forget about it when fishing seasons come around but thats after i do crappie. i follow the advice giving but i still am not to confident on who to pick.
Vinjints reply :
when do these articles start popping up? I've read here, or in last year's thread, about the pundit's picks. I assume that's straight on the fantasy site, but haven't seen anything there just yet.
Mr. Aquarium reply :
they are there now
fishballer06 reply :
The joy of the fantasy fishing is you can pick whoever you want. It's your fantasy. Live it.
If you want to pick your favorite angler from each bucket because you like their personality or sponsors, do it.
If you want to research articles on Bassmaster.com, do it.
If you want to research past tournaments on the lake and how anglers did, do it.
If you want to research the type of lake/river, water clarity, what stage the fish are in, how they're caught, etc. then pick the anglers who excel in those situations, do it.
So many things can happen on any given weekend on the water. Some lakes cater to shallow water fishermen, others to deep water, some to sight fishing, some to graph reading, some to docks, some to open water, some to flipping, some to cranking. Some guys have won a tournament on a lake last time there, and don't even make the cut the next time around. Last year a certain someone didn't even finish top 100 on Okeechobee and he went on to win AOY.
Gundog reply :
I got a question. This is the 1st year I'm playing on 2 FF leagues. BR and TW. Can I set up two lineups or does the lineup I pick for one league have to be the same for the other league?
fishballer06 reply :
On 1/25/2018 at 1:39 AM, Gundog said:I got a question. This is the 1st year I'm playing on 2 FF leagues. BR and TW. Can I set up two lineups or does the lineup I pick for one league have to be the same for the other league?
Yes, but you'll need to have two different log in accounts. I have one Bassmaster FF account, and I play two leagues with my lineup.
Senko lover reply :
I've never really been that into FLW as an organization or their fantasy fishing. I find the website is annoying and 10% of the anglers dominate 90% of the competition (okay, maybe not quite that bad but you probably know what I'm talking about.)
If you're looking for strategies when picking a roster, considering the following:
-Styles of fishing used at the venue for this time of year (Lake Martin is gonna be jigs, jerk baits, and shakeyheads most likely. That's the only free advice I'll give you)
-People who are good at these styles of fishing.
-People who have home advantage at the lake or similar lakes (which doesn't always help and is a gamble)
-People with a proven track record of consistently ranking in the top 50
-People who don't have a high ownership
If you can find someone who completes all of these things, then that's probably about as close as you're going to get to a "safe" bet.
I don't always include all of those factors, but they cross my mind for each player. Sometimes I rely heavily on previous experience and dig up old tournaments held on the lake. I've even gone so far as to go through the entire tournament history of each angler in each roster and look at their performance on a particular lake/region. But sometimes it hurts you to rely heavily on stats and history. That's when you need a good feel for the people who are going to be in the AOY race, the people who are fishing out of their mind. Jump on their train before they blow up and you'll be rewarded. Other times you pick a star studded player on their home lake and end up in the 90s or 100s. That's the name of the game.
Fantasy fishing is a lot of percentages, a lot of guesswork, a lot of snubs or blessings from Lady Luck, but most of all a lot of fun .
MIbassyaker reply :
For the last two years I did an analysis ahead of each event, using statistics I could find, like overall angler career success, lake history, how far the angler lived from the lake, recent success, pundit picks, and such, to see what sorts of information predicted fantasy points week-to-week, and and by how much.
What I found was that none of these things were very predictive at all. Only two variables I looked at were significant predictors most weeks, and they did not account for much:
(1) an average of the percent of total career events with top 10 finishes and top 20 finishes (A crude measure of overall career success) -- anglers with a better history of high finishes tend to net more fantasy points. If you think that sounds stupidly obvious...well, you're right. And much of this is already baked into the buckets.
(2) fantasy ownership percentage -- the more fantasy owners who pick the angler, the more points they tend to earn. Of course, the more popular your team members are, the less you stand out in competition.
The Pundit picks, on the other hand, contributed nothing at all -- you could outperform the pundits pretty often just by taking the guy in each bucket with the highest ownership percentage.
In other words, there is no silver bullet. I haven't figured out a way to quantify things like "style of fishing" or "prior success on similar lakes", but I can at least say with confidence that there is no obvious set of easily-defined factors to point to that give a clear edge.
BassAssasinGarcia reply :
I'm in!
MichaelCopeland reply :
On 1/11/2018 at 6:22 AM, Glenn said:
On 1/11/2018 at 6:22 AM, Glenn said:In case you weren't aware, Circuit City closed in 2009.
Heck I thought they closed longer ago than that...lol. Haven't heard that name in quite some time. Since they are closed does that mean it'll be a BPS gift card? Lol ????
I'm new to this so how does it work? The fantasy fishing league that is.
12poundbass reply :
On 1/26/2018 at 1:44 PM, MichaelCopeland said:
Heck I thought they closed longer ago than that...lol. Haven't heard that name in quite some time. Since they are closed does that mean it'll be a BPS gift card? Lol ????
I'm new to this so how does it work? The fantasy fishing league that is.
Have you signed up at Bassmaster.com?
MichaelCopeland reply :
On 1/26/2018 at 7:28 PM, 12poundbass said:Have you signed up at Bassmaster.com?
Not yet. Hopefully be able to do that today some time. Got alot going on this weekend.
12poundbass reply :
On 1/27/2018 at 12:05 AM, MichaelCopeland said:Not yet. Hopefully be able to do that today some time. Got alot going on this weekend.
Ok.
1 sign up at Bassmaster.com
2 set your team
3 go to join group, then find our group enter password and you're in! Pretty easy, if you have any problems just ask and one of us will be able to help.
CTBassin860 reply :
i can only access the Bassmaster fantasy page on my phone for some reason. Will not load on the laptop for some reason.
MichaelCopeland reply :
On 1/27/2018 at 12:47 AM, 12poundbass said:Ok.
1 sign up at Bassmaster.com
2 set your team
3 go to join group, then find our group enter password and you're in! Pretty easy, if you have any problems just ask and one of us will be able to help.
Ok I signed up. I'm Bassassin13 in our group. My picks are as follows:
A. Mark Daniels (I've met him and he's a real nice guy)
B. Jonathon VanDam
C. Marty Robinson
D. Cliff Crochet
E. Caleb Sumrall
Good luck everyone! ????
Porkrind reply :
Any chance as a collective group for those that would want to participate in donating as little as one fishing item to a pot for a winner take all? If so it wouldn’t be mandatory by any means, but the only kicker would be that the winner posts a pic or two of their loot. @fishballer06 would you be willing to take the donations and hold them until the end?
MichaelCopeland reply :
Being new to this I have a few questions. Are these tournaments televised? If so, what channel? Otherwise, how do I keep up with the stats?
MichaelCopeland reply :
There's been a change to my lineup. Jonathon VanDam was replaced by Randy Howell and Caleb Sumrall was replaced by Wesley Strader. I've been watching MLF on the Outdoor channel. Howell and Strader are fun to watch.
12poundbass reply :
On 1/29/2018 at 12:48 PM, Porkrind said:Any chance as a collective group for those that would want to participate in donating as little as one fishing item to a pot for a winner take all? If so it wouldn’t be mandatory by any means, but the only kicker would be that the winner posts a pic or two of their loot. @fishballer06 would you be willing to take the donations and hold them until the end?
The idea came up last year about doing it this year and it's gambling so that's a no go.
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 1/29/2018 at 1:24 PM, MichaelCopeland said:Being new to this I have a few questions. Are these tournaments televised? If so, what channel? Otherwise, how do I keep up with the stats?
They're televised, but I don't think live. A couple months later I think, but I'm probably wrong. You can go to bassmaster.com and watch it live there, read the basstrak weight estimates throughout the day, and your team is automatically updated with the poi ts and standings at the end of each tournament day.
Porkrind reply :
Sorry for bringing it up, I guess I’ve never thought about it as gambling since it isn’t a requirement for each player to donate. Rules are rules and I understand that.
12poundbass reply :
On 1/30/2018 at 6:13 AM, Porkrind said:Sorry for bringing it up, I guess I’ve never thought about it as gambling since it isn’t a requirement for each player to donate. Rules are rules and I understand that.
No need to be sorry.
MichaelCopeland reply :
I have one more question involving the tie breaker. What's an example of a reasonable guesstimation for a total weight for an event? Not asking what y'all put for yours. I've never done this before and I don't want to guess too high or too low.
scaleface reply :
On 1/30/2018 at 9:43 AM, MichaelCopeland said:I have one more question involving the tie breaker. What's an example of a reasonable guesstimation for a total weight for an event? Not asking what y'all put for yours. I've never done this before and I don't want to guess too high or too low.
I look at previous weights from tourneys on the same water , them make a guess .
fishballer06 reply :
On 1/29/2018 at 12:48 PM, Porkrind said:Any chance as a collective group for those that would want to participate in donating as little as one fishing item to a pot for a winner take all? If so it wouldn’t be mandatory by any means, but the only kicker would be that the winner posts a pic or two of their loot. @fishballer06 would you be willing to take the donations and hold them until the end?
On 1/29/2018 at 7:24 PM, 12poundbass said:The idea came up last year about doing it this year and it's gambling so that's a no go.
As stated, its against the website rules and I feel it would add too much competition. There's a reason why we have 65 members and growing in this group and I feel it's because everyone likes the laid back atmosphere and shooting the bull with everyone on here.
I'm still working with the moderators trying to get them to kick in some gift cards. We've been discussing places like Circuit City, Ames, Blockbuster, and HH Gregg.
nascar2428 reply :
On 1/30/2018 at 10:13 PM, fishballer06 said:I'm still working with the moderators trying to get them to kick in some gift cards. We've been discussing places like Circuit City, Ames, Blockbuster, and HH Gregg.
Ask them about those $500 Gander Mountain Gift cards, I'm sure they could donate a few!!
david in va reply :
I am in like Flint
Mr. Aquarium reply :
i went local for this tournie
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 1/30/2018 at 9:43 AM, MichaelCopeland said:I have one more question involving the tie breaker. What's an example of a reasonable guesstimation for a total weight for an event? Not asking what y'all put for yours. I've never done this before and I don't want to guess too high or too low.
Usually between 55 and 95 pounds. This one will be on the lower end of the spectrum.
BassNJake reply :
On 1/29/2018 at 1:24 PM, MichaelCopeland said:Being new to this I have a few questions. Are these tournaments televised? If so, what channel? Otherwise, how do I keep up with the stats?
The bassmaster website has live coverage Fri-Sun. They put cameras in the 6 boats that are leading and rotate the action between them. My favorite thing to watch. Even when I'm fishing i'll have the coverage on and listen thru my headphones.
david in va reply :
:Looks like a Bama lineup
MIbassyaker reply :
Tick, Tock...
Less than 48 hours to go.
I hemmed, I hawed, I swapped some in, swapped some out, but I think I'm all set.
In the end, my team is.....well, not the most risky or insightful choices, i must say, but I'm happy with them.
Hoping for an uneventful Friday morning so I can put Bassmaster Live on in my office at work.
It is very cold here. And there is much snow.
drscholl14 reply :
I'm in! Had a pretty good run last year until the end.....Can't wait for the season to start!
12poundbass reply :
On 2/7/2018 at 11:06 AM, MIbassyaker said:Tick, Tock...
Less than 48 hours to go.
I hemmed, I hawed, I swapped some in, swapped some out, but I think I'm all set.
In the end, my team is.....well, not the most risky or insightful choices, i must say, but I'm happy with them.
Hoping for an uneventful Friday morning so I can put Bassmaster Live on in my office at work.
It is very cold here. And there is much snow.
Just wait until this weekend and we get severely dumped on with snow. Possibility of up to 14" over the next 4 days.
Gundog reply :
Been struggling with my team for a week now. Made a few swaps and I'll check in tonight before I go to sleep. Might change things up a bit. Anybody know if they'll be running the internet coverage of this event?
12poundbass reply :
On 2/8/2018 at 12:41 AM, Gundog said:Been struggling with my team for a week now. Made a few swaps and I'll check in tonight before I go to sleep. Might change things up a bit. Anybody know if they'll be running the internet coverage of this event?
According to Bassmaster.com says Live starts at 8:30 tomorrow morning.
scaleface reply :
I'm sticking with my original team . Bucket A and B my anglers have less than 1 per cent ownership .
Porkrind reply :
So do our lineups change from tournament to tournament or do they stay locked in all season?
12poundbass reply :
On 2/8/2018 at 2:42 AM, Porkrind said:So do our lineups change from tournament to tournament or do they stay locked in all season?
They change after each tournament. If you forget to set your lineup get a big goose egg for the tournament.
Porkrind reply :
Got it, thanks.
nascar2428 reply :
On 2/8/2018 at 12:45 AM, 12poundbass said:According to Bassmaster.com says Live starts at 8:30 tomorrow morning.
Live starts Friday at 8:30 am eastern, live weigh ins start tomorrow at 3:40 pm eastern.
scaleface reply :
They do have bass track where estimated weight is phoned in and highly inaccurate .
12poundbass reply :
On 2/8/2018 at 4:08 AM, nascar2428 said:Live starts Friday at 8:30 am eastern, live weigh ins start tomorrow at 3:40 pm eastern.
My contacts were a little blurry, I now see that the 8 is now a 9. Lol
CroakHunter reply :
On 2/8/2018 at 5:05 AM, scaleface said:They do have bass track where estimated weight is phoned in and highly inaccurate .
Where can you view that at?
12poundbass reply :
On 2/8/2018 at 7:52 AM, CroakHunter said:Where can you view that at?
Bassmaster..com
MichaelCopeland reply :
Yeah I'm ready. Made a few swaps in my lineup the other day. I'm pretty satisfied with my team for now. Hope I'm able to watch some of it on my phone. Good luck everyone! ????
adrenalnjunky reply :
On 2/7/2018 at 11:06 AM, MIbassyaker said:Tick, Tock...
Less than 48 hours to go.
I hemmed, I hawed, I swapped some in, swapped some out, but I think I'm all set.
In the end, my team is.....well, not the most risky or insightful choices, i must say, but I'm happy with them.
Hoping for an uneventful Friday morning so I can put Bassmaster Live on in my office at work.
It is very cold here. And there is much snow.
Same here. Usually, I try to avoid the "This is a home lake for this guy, so he should know what's up" thought process, but there's so many Alabama anglers that it is pretty hard to not pick guys from there.
I'm sticking with Fletcher Schryock for the early part of the season - just like something about the way he doesn't get locked into one technique or type of situation he's looking for.
Lee/Howell/Schryock/Horton/Strader - although I was really tempted to swap Bobby Lane in after he had such a good tournament last week.
OCdockskipper reply :
My team:
A - Jacob Wheeler
B - Jesse Wiggins
C - Mike McClelland
D - Alton Jones Jr.
E - Boyd Duckett
My Wife's team:
A - Ott Defoe
B - Mike Iaconelli
C - Paul Mueller
D - Brian Snowden
E - Wesley Strader
Jrob78 reply :
I went with
Wheeler
Elam
Powroznik
Hite
Fukae
Good luck fellas!
Senko lover reply :
I got:
Wheeler: one of the best anglers in the world, fished out of his mind last year and low ownership.
Jaye: local stick, grew up fishing Martin
Tharp: Loves jig fishing, came out swinging with a jig for the season opener last year on Cherokee when everyone else was fishing the little fluke rig.
Vinson: Also grew up fishing Martin
Shryock: I'm really stoked to see Hunter join his brother on the elites, one of my favorite anglers. He's really good; we'll see how he does against the most stacked field in the world.
Not my usual lineup but we'll see how it goes. It's far too early in the day to be worrying about the basstrakk standings.
My guys to watch out for/almost picked were:
McClelland, Kriet, Hank Cherry, Steve Kennedy and Dave Lefebre.
Fish the Mitt reply :
Joined, but late. I'll have to sit this one out. Nothing like starting out from behind
MIbassyaker reply :
Wheeler, Iaconelli, Herren, Hite, Fukae
Vinjints reply :
On 2/8/2018 at 10:43 PM, Senko lover said:It's far too early in the day to be worrying about the basstrakk standings.
Says you! Takahiro's leading the tournament right now, so at least for the time being, I'm getting some enjoyment out of this.
Gundog reply :
I got Wheeler, Howell, J. Lucas, Horton (last minute change), and Chris Lane.
BCline reply :
At 2:30 basstrak has 4 out of 5 of my guys in the top 27. The one exception is Palaniuk who appears to be taking an elite poop on day 1.
Jrob78 reply :
Oof, not a good start.
CTBassin860 reply :
Yeah buddies!! Here we go again. Anything can happen in this 1st go round. I had...
Matt Lee
Jordan Lee
Justin Lucas
Timmy Horton
Chris lane.
MichaelCopeland reply :
Well I'm pretty pleased with Day 1 on Lake Martin. 2 of my guys are in the top 20 and all of my guys are in the top 53. Not a bad start for my first time doing this. I just might keep the same lineup for the whole thing. Good luck everyone in Day 2 tomorrow! ????
My team is Mark Daniels Jr., Justin Lucas, Brett Hite, Randy Howell and Wesley Strader.
OCdockskipper reply :
On 2/8/2018 at 10:43 PM, Senko lover said:I got:
Wheeler: one of the best anglers in the world, fished out of his mind last year and low ownership...
One thing about Wheelers bad first day is that he never seems to mail it in the following day. (Palanuik is like that as well). He may not make the cut, but I will be shocked if he doesn't move up at least 35 spots tomorrow.
Porkrind reply :
Dohhhhhhhhhh............ #72
scaleface reply :
I hate to say it but Senko Lover has the lowest score I ever seen .
ohboyitsrobby reply :
Well to say day 1 could've went better is an understatement of epic proportion. But.... I'm not dead last. Hoping the hometown guys come on strong tomorrow
fishballer06 reply :
Not a good first day for me...
Swindle - 31
Kennedy - 50
McClelland - 24
Poche - 60
C. Lane - 67
On a plus note, we've got 80 members in this! That's awesome guys.
MIbassyaker reply :
Ouch! 65th place among BR, 22% overall...
scaleface reply :
On 2/9/2018 at 8:20 AM, MIbassyaker said:Ouch! 65th place among BR, 22% overall...
Youre in the upper 78 percent .
OCdockskipper reply :
On 2/9/2018 at 7:55 AM, scaleface said:I hate to say it but Senko Lover has the lowest score I ever seen .
I just saw that, 4 of his 5 picks are in the 90's. I don't think any of us could do that if we tried!!
What I think is most amazing is that Kyle does a great job analyzing the tourney & anglers. I doubt that anyone here does more research than him, and logically, he makes good choices. Heck, after I read his earlier post, I started doubting MY choices. Turns out my only real bad one was the one we both chose, Jacob Wheeler.
I'd bet my BR membership that he is in the 90's percentile by years end.
Montanaro reply :
The margins between top positions and the bottom is very slim. Day 2 will see a lot of changes
OCdockskipper reply :
I understand it is just day one of the 1st event of the year on an unfamiliar (to most) fishery in cold weather, but...
It is interesting that the top 6 bags came from lower buckets. Bucket D had 1st & 2nd, Bucket C had 3rd, Bucket B had 4th & 5th while Bucket E had 6th. It doesn't often fall out that way, albeit it won't be surprising if things change a bunch tomorrow.
drscholl14 reply :
Justin Lucas is the only one that saved me at 12. The middle of the pack is so close to each other in weight its crazy. Tomorrow could see a big shake up.
scaleface reply :
Before I went to work yesterday I checked basstrack and had 3 anglers if the top 50 and one was in first with a fast limit. I get back and only one in the top 50 and that first place angler still had the same weight and out of the top fifty .
12poundbass reply :
On 2/9/2018 at 7:42 PM, scaleface said:Before I went to work yesterday I checked basstrack and had 3 anglers if the top 50 and one was in first with a fast limit. I get back and only one in the top 50 and that first place angler still had the same weight and out of the top fifty .
Today could be a big shake up, the field is pretty tight.
Senko lover reply :
I don't know which was worse, looking at bass master last night after work or logging in to you guys roasting me for my utterly dismal failure of a day one this morning looking back through my performance over the last two years....I think yesterday is my worst day of fantasy ever. Hey, I guess it can only get better from here (?).
adrenalnjunky reply :
Looking at your team - I dunno what's up with Wheeler - he's not doing anything today according to live tracker. Expected more from him - almost drafted him myself.
Senko lover reply :
On 2/10/2018 at 12:18 AM, adrenalnjunky said:Looking at your team - I dunno what's up with Wheeler - he's not doing anything today according to live tracker. Expected more from him - almost drafted him myself.
that's fishing, man. He'll be back. I think last year I would have been down about it but I'm honestly too busy to worry about fantasy this year so it is what it is .
Vinjints reply :
Ike better have some McNuggets stashed somewhere on his boat. Drawing a blank today as well.
MIbassyaker reply :
Well, I guess even Jacob Wheeler has days on the water like the kind I have.
According Basstrakk, my team is being pulled off the absolute bottom by BHite and Shin, who are unofficially in the the top 12 right now....with the other three below 80th. It showed Ike with no fish in the boat a moment ago. Now updated with 1. Herren with three dinks so far, going 3lb, Wheeler with two...yikes.
adrenalnjunky reply :
On 2/10/2018 at 12:28 AM, MIbassyaker said:Well, I guess even Jacob Wheeler has days on the water like the kind I have.
According Basstrakk, my team is being pulled off the absolute bottom by BHite and Shin, who are unofficially in the the top 12 right now....with the other three below 80th. It showed Ike with no fish in the boat a moment ago. Now updated with 1. Herren with three dinks so far, going 3lb, Wheeler with two...yikes.
Exactly - it's like I'm pond fishing out there - dinkfest. If they're not on largemouth, it's just a grind for 2lb spots. Wish I would have believed the hype and gone with Omori or Fukae.
Mr. Aquarium reply :
my team aint doin so good
LEE
HOWELL
LUCAS
HORTON
HANSELMAN
Lucas and Hanselman are in the top 20 but the other 3 are tanking.
adrenalnjunky reply :
On 2/10/2018 at 1:14 AM, Mr. Aquarium said:my team aint doin so good
LEEHOWELL
LUCAS
HORTON
HANSELMAN
Lucas and Hanselman are in the top 20 but the other 3 are tanking.
I've got J. Lee Howell and Horton - I'm holding hope on Horton - he's only got 3 fish, but they're pretty decent ones for 8.5 total. If he finds 2 more like what he's got, he'd be in the 12+ range.
MIbassyaker reply :
On 2/10/2018 at 1:23 AM, adrenalnjunky said:I've got J. Lee Howell and Horton - I'm holding hope on Horton - he's only got 3 fish, but they're pretty decent ones for 8.5 total. If he finds 2 more like what he's got, he'd be in the 12+ range.
I heard someone on Live before the break say Horton has a 5lber in there.
Meanwhile, hilariously, basstrakk lists Mark Davis with a 5 fish limit going 3-2.
adrenalnjunky reply :
On 2/10/2018 at 1:28 AM, MIbassyaker said:I heard someone on Live before the break say Horton has a 5lber in there.
Meanwhile, hilariously, basstrakk lists Mark Davis with a 5 fish limit going 3-2.
Jeebus - what's the length limit on this lake?
Mr. Aquarium reply :
On 2/10/2018 at 1:23 AM, adrenalnjunky said:I've got J. Lee Howell and Horton - I'm holding hope on Horton - he's only got 3 fish, but they're pretty decent ones for 8.5 total. If he finds 2 more like what he's got, he'd be in the 12+ range.
yea thats not bad 3 fish 8.5. hope he did catch that 5. its still anyones game tho
Vinjints reply :
here's hoping they call this one soon. All 5 appear to be making the cut right now according to Basstrakk updates.
Senko lover reply :
I keep wishing there was bad cell signal on this lake so that I could update BASSTrakk at the end of the day and all my guys killed it
fishballer06 reply :
We're just here to spread the love, Kyle!
No hard feelings.
CroakHunter reply :
After a dismal day 1, I believe day 2 for me was worse. J Lee was the only person to move up for me, and sumral (my highest points getter) has fell way off. Oh well this is super fun for my first year and we're two days in
CTBassin860 reply :
On 2/10/2018 at 1:23 AM, adrenalnjunky said:I've got J. Lee Howell and Horton - I'm holding hope on Horton - he's only got 3 fish, but they're pretty decent ones for 8.5 total. If he finds 2 more like what he's got, he'd be in the 12+ range.
Horton just got knocked out. I have him too
Anyone else watching the weigh in?? Freaking hilarious. Love me some G-Man. Hoping Lucas has a 10# bag too
adrenalnjunky reply :
On 2/10/2018 at 5:55 AM, MassBassin508 said:Horton just got knocked out. I have him too
Anyone else watching the weigh in?? Freaking hilarious. Love me some G-Man. Hoping Lucas has a 10# bag too
Yeah, and I don't see Jordan Lee making it - he's inside the cut at the moment, but Ott, and KVD, and Shryock #2 all might bump him out.
Jrob78 reply :
I had a much, much better day. If Wheeler hadn't bombed I would be in pretty good shape.
CroakHunter reply :
What does the field get cut to?
12poundbass reply :
On 2/10/2018 at 6:52 AM, CroakHunter said:What does the field get cut to?
I believe 52 or 55...then tomorrow it gets cut to 12.
fishballer06 reply :
On 2/10/2018 at 6:52 AM, CroakHunter said:What does the field get cut to?
Top 51 for Saturday
Top 12 for Sunday
MichaelCopeland reply :
I'm very pleased with Day 2. Day 1 had my team all within the top 53. Day 2 has them all in the top 25. I feel pretty good that they'll make the top 12 cut tomorrow, as long as they keep doing what they're doing. Wish I could keep up better with watching it. Only the weigh in was live yesterday and my signal sucked so I couldn't watch it. I kept up with the leaderboard though. Today I was working during all of it and tomorrow will be the same. I was happy to see the leaderboard results today when I got home from work. My team had moved up decently. Hope I get to watch Sunday. Good luck tomorrow everyone! ????
P.S. I'm ranked #3 in the BR group. Yay!
12poundbass reply :
I have 3 that made the cut.
MIbassyaker reply :
3 in the cut for me too: Ike, Hite, & Fukae.
The top 5 teams in the BR group all have one angler in common and it's actually not Takahiro: It's Justin Lucas.
scaleface reply :
On 2/10/2018 at 3:14 AM, Senko lover said:I keep wishing there was bad cell signal on this lake so that I could update BASSTrakk at the end of the day and all my guys killed it
Welcome to the 500 club . Thats how I started last year then won the next tourney at Okeechobee because I picked Horton . Then it was all down hill from there .
Montanaro reply :
Ole timmy Horton let me down. Oh well, Jacob Wheeler was bigger bust. Should light a fire under his ass for next tournament...however Ive followed that train of thought before and got burnt so it isnt always a safe bet
shovelmouth83 reply :
J. lee
ike
J lucas
montgomery
C lane
day two has been better. i am hoping that ike will come in the top 50 tomorrow.
OCdockskipper reply :
On 2/9/2018 at 7:06 AM, OCdockskipper said:One thing about Wheelers bad first day is that he never seems to mail it in the following day. (Palanuik is like that as well). He may not make the cut, but I will be shocked if he doesn't move up at least 35 spots tomorrow.
Well I really aced that one...Wheeler leaped from 97th to 95th. Too bad this isn't a 20 day tournament, then he would have a chance at making the cut. This is a real shock to me, there is no way I saw this coming.
On a different note, my wife has entered this year as well. Since the only thing she knows about the Elite series is that Skeet Reese has a cool truck, what I do is make 2 choices for each bucket, the top one for me and I recommend the #2 for her. So what happens? I have Wheeler bomb and 3 in the cut while she hits all 5 into the cut. She even did a victory dance in front of me when she saw she had more points than me so far.
MichaelCopeland reply :
On 2/10/2018 at 10:36 AM, OCdockskipper said:Well I really aced that one...Wheeler leaped from 97th to 95th. Too bad this isn't a 20 day tournament, then he would have a chance at making the cut. This is a real shock to me, there is no way I saw this coming.
On a different note, my wife has entered this year as well. Since the only thing she knows about the Elite series is that Skeet Reese has a cool truck, what I do is make 2 choices for each bucket, the top one for me and I recommend the #2 for her. So what happens? I have Wheeler bomb and 3 in the cut while she hits all 5 into the cut. She even did a victory dance in front of me when she saw she had more points than me so far.
Just look at it as you gave her more the inside scoop...lol. I mean you did pick her team too right? ????
Senko lover reply :
None of my guys made it which means I get a head start on digging up some straight fire for the classic
scaleface reply :
Who has anglers with the live cameras today ?That makes it a lot more fun watching . I dont have one .
Porkrind reply :
Guess I’ll have a big learning curve here but sure is fun anyways
IndianaFinesse reply :
I forgot the tournament was this weekend lol. My picks are the ones I first put in, before I do any research, except I forgot to go back and do the research 
scaleface reply :
Whom ever CeCole , has a chance to win a bunch of prizes . Hes only 1 point down on most of the groups that are giving merchandise . Good luck tomorrow and a great team you selected .
12poundbass reply :
On 2/11/2018 at 7:37 AM, scaleface said:Whom ever CeCole , has a chance to win a bunch of prizes . Hes only 1 point down on most of the groups that are giving merchandise . Good luck tomorrow and a great team you selected .
I was just looking at that. One heck of a team.
scaleface reply :
On 2/11/2018 at 7:44 AM, 12poundbass said:I was just looking at that. One heck of a team.
Its up to Luke Clausen and Roy Hawk , who are separated by three ounces . CeCole has Clausen the guy in front of him has Hawk . They both have Lucas and Omori .
12poundbass reply :
On 2/11/2018 at 7:53 AM, scaleface said:Its up to Luke Clausen and Roy Hawk , who are separated by three ounces . CeCole has Clausen the guy in front of him has Hawk . They both have Lucas and Omori .
I think the top prize is a $500 BPS gift card or $1000 if you're a member of Bassmaster. I'd take it. I'll be rooting for Luke Clausen and CeCole (whoever that is) tomorrow.
On a side note I have Justin Lucas left.
scaleface reply :
On 2/11/2018 at 8:19 AM, 12poundbass said:On a side note I have Justin Lucas left.
I have Montgomery , so Ill be able to watch one man from my team .
MichaelCopeland reply :
Well I've got Justin Lucas and Brett Hite in the top 12. So I feel like I still have a little chance anyways. I'm up to 2nd place in our group but 271st place overall players. After tomorrow's Day 4, how will things work for the next tournament event? Will the same anglers be involved or do we get a whole new group of anglers to choose from? ????
shovelmouth83 reply :
i have Montgomery and Lucas so ill see what happens tomorrow
i joined the group and i made 11th so far. i am stoked
MIbassyaker reply :
Holy smokes, CeCole, way to nail it. Very close to a prize. And Clausen and Hawk are separated by 3 oz.
Has anybody else in our group won prizes in an event or come this close to the top?
scaleface reply :
On 2/11/2018 at 11:59 AM, MichaelCopeland said:. After tomorrow's Day 4, how will things work for the next tournament event?
You choose a new team for every tourney . The buckets will be updated for each event , so you couldnt keep the same team if you wanted .
12poundbass reply :
On 2/11/2018 at 11:59 AM, MichaelCopeland said:Well I've got Justin Lucas and Brett Hite in the top 12. So I feel like I still have a little chance anyways. I'm up to 2nd place in our group but 271st place overall players. After tomorrow's Day 4, how will things work for the next tournament event? Will the same anglers be involved or do we get a whole new group of anglers to choose from? ????
All the same anglers are available for each tournament, but the buckets are shuffled around for each one.
On 2/11/2018 at 12:50 PM, MIbassyaker said:Holy smokes, CeCole, way to nail it. Very close to a prize. And Clausen and Hawk are separated by 3 oz.
Has anybody else in our group won prizes in an event or come this close to the top?
This is my second year doing this and I think the second year BR has had a group. Nobody got a prize last year that I'm aware of.
scaleface reply :
Clausen is over Hawk by 4 ounces according to bass Track giving him a one ounce lead .
scaleface reply :
CeCole cant win the total event , hes 3rd and has the same top three as the leader, so hes shut out .He can win the group prizes still like Tackle warehouse and others .
shovelmouth83 reply :
It is getting closer to that time where we are biting nails at the scales. lol last year I missed the first two tournaments and was behind only a few hundred. This year I am hoping and keeping my fingers crossed.
OCdockskipper reply :
Congrats to CeCole no matter how the finals fall out. His will be the highest finish of any BR group member yet. Kyle (Senko lover) is waiting to become old enough to legally collect the prize before he submits a winning lineup, so now he is just messing with us and trying to pick a group where everyone is in 90th or worse.
BTW, winning the event is worth a $2500 Bass Pro card, $3000 if you are a B.A.S.S. member. Last year, 2nd place in each event won a GoPro, but I don't see that in this years event.
Of course, that is in addition to the 8 track player that Glenn is handing out to each event winner this year...
Senko lover reply :
On 2/12/2018 at 3:24 AM, OCdockskipper said:Congrats to CeCole no matter how the finals fall out. His will be the highest finish of any BR group member yet. Kyle (Senko lover) is waiting to become old enough to legally collect the prize before he submits a winning lineup, so now he is just messing with us and trying to pick a group where everyone is in 90th or worse.
BTW, winning the event is worth a $2500 Bass Pro card, $3000 if you are a B.A.S.S. member. Last year, 2nd place in each event won a GoPro, but I don't see that in this years event.
Of course, that is in addition to the 8 track player that Glenn is handing out to each event winner this year...
dude the winnings are rolling in. I got a helicopter lure from Roland Martin, a banjo minnow from Overstock Tackle, a Blockbuckster gift card, a Disney Princess rod and reel from zebco, and I hear Jacob Wheeler is sending me the big L he got this week too
edit: @OCdockskipper I forgot; I'll have you know that for 2015 Guntersville I had like 4 in the top 6 and came so close to winning that I actually left my prize groups because I wasn't legally allowed to win them lol
Jrob78 reply :
Way to go Tak!
drscholl14 reply :
Tak killed it! Unreal he caught a fish that broke him off the day before on a different crank and still had the other one stuck in his mouth.
Senko lover reply :
Congratulations to Takahiro Omori on his wire-to-wire victory! Congrats are also in order to Cecole for a truly phenomenal entry and topping our group this week. Good luck not picking Casey Ashley in the classic and let's see how we do on the big championship.
scaleface reply :
On 2/12/2018 at 5:19 AM, drscholl14 said:Tak killed it! Unreal he caught a fish that broke him off the day before on a different crank and still had the other one stuck in his mouth.
I thought he lost it on a snag .
drscholl14 reply :
On 2/12/2018 at 5:25 AM, scaleface said:I thought he lost it on a snag .
Ah! My bad. Still crazy to get it back on a caught fish
Swbass15 reply :
Team bombed it Tharp, Wheeler and lefeber all tanked. Rolled the dice on shin figured he might do ok since flw had been there and rolled with Rojas. Think next elite full field might roll with all west coast anglers
drscholl14 reply :
Nice start for me. Of all people KVD sunk me.
Gundog reply :
Had no luck. Only guy who made it to last day was J. Lucas. 58th out of 85 ain't good. Did worst over at TW.
12poundbass reply :
CeCole doesn't wish to reveal himself? Either way, you killed it!
MIbassyaker reply :
On 2/12/2018 at 7:07 AM, Swbass15 said:Team bombed it Tharp, Wheeler and lefeber all tanked. Rolled the dice on shin figured he might do ok since flw had been there and rolled with Rojas. Think next elite full field might roll with all west coast anglers
Rojas was saying he's back and feeling great after surgery for a wrist that was hampering him most of last year...I got Dean "The machine" on my radar going forward, for sure.
On 2/12/2018 at 5:25 AM, scaleface said:I thought he lost it on a snag .
He reeled in a bass with his lost crankbait in its mouth! Might have been one of those occasions where the bass hits, gets wrapped around a tree, and breaks off.
***************
I ended at 901 points. 48% overall, and ranked 56th in BR league. A worse start than last year.
It's all good, though....the view from my my office window, Friday:
Jrob78 reply :
On 2/12/2018 at 9:01 AM, Gundog said:Had no luck. Only guy who made it to last day was J. Lucas. 58th out of 85 ain't good. Did worst over at TW.
You can join as many groups as you want under the same account/team. Unless you just like playing more than one team, which is cool too.
scaleface reply :
My picks for the classic are in .
FishDewd reply :
On 1/11/2018 at 3:35 AM, fishballer06 said:The time has come. The 2018 Fantasy Fishing league is now open.
Group name: BassResource
Password: BR2018
Come join in on the fun. It's free and the winner gets a $500 Circuit City gift card, courtesy of @Glenn
Circuit City is still in business? o.O I haven't seen one of those in ages!
scaleface reply :
Heres my Classic lineup
A:Palaniuk
B:Defoe
C:Combs
D:Bertrand
E:Hartman
CroakHunter reply :
Ashley
Feider
Crews
Daniel's Jr
Frazier
Can't do much worse than last event!
Vinjints reply :
That was a lot more fun than I expected. Refreshed throughout the work days on Thursday on Friday. Checked once or twice over the weekend. Good first timer results on my end.
scaleface reply :
On 2/12/2018 at 9:44 PM, Vinjints said:That was a lot more fun than I expected. Refreshed throughout the work days on Thursday on Friday. Checked once or twice over the weekend. Good first timer results on my end.
I reluctantly got in last year thinking it silly , then enjoyed the heck out of it .The live broadcast is great , especially if one of my anglers is in it .
I think Bass could do better with the announcers . They need a good play by play man and less color commentators .
BassNJake reply :
I made the top 10 so I'm happy.
Glad to be part of the Bass Resource team as it's fun to take a look at who picked who and where they finished.
I needed Ott Defoe to have 2 more ounces so he could make the final day.
Pretty sure he's more upset by that than me though.
scaleface reply :
On 2/12/2018 at 10:51 PM, BassNJake said:I needed Ott Defoe to have 2 more ounces so he could make the final day
Thats why I picked him in the classic . He owes BassNJake two ounces .
Hawkeye21 reply :
Yuck. I finished 70th in our group. Terrible start but still better than last year since I think I forgot to pick a team the first tourney.
Mr. Aquarium reply :
i tanked!!
shovelmouth83 reply :
ashley
J lee
M lee
clausen
R butler
Senko lover reply :
Part of me wants to pick conservatively for the Classic to help me climb out of this hole a little bit. But honestly, that's really boring. I'm finding some cool stuff and I think I'll have a fairly unique roster. I don't fish to make cuts and I'm not starting now. Go big or go home 
however, I will regret not picking Casey. I had him for the last classic on hartwell, which I believe was my first fantasy event and he obviously won the whole thing.
scaleface reply :
On 2/13/2018 at 12:03 AM, happyarmy said:R butler
I almost picked the Missouri/Ozark guy but at the same time I didnt want to pick a guy who is " just happy to be here. " I hope he does well for you .
shovelmouth83 reply :
i grew up with ryan and he has fished tournaments since 12.
him and Dustin Lippe are killer together but if you put them in separate boats it is a small town race to win.
MIbassyaker reply :
On first pass, just eyeballing the choices (will probably change before the event):
A: Martens
B: DeFoe
C: Elam
D: Clausen
E: Hartman
"Time remaining: 31 days"
Ugh.
Gundog reply :
While I was looking at The Classic field I noticed one particular angler. Stanley Sypeck Jr. is from Sugarloaf, PA. Not too far from me. He qualified by winning a Northern Open on Onieda. Cool to have someone local in the big show. Hope he does well.
Rusty Shackleford reply :
I’m cecole... dang, so close to winning it all!!!
Fish the Mitt reply :
83 of 83! @Senko lover is beating one person at least..
(all in good fun, my man!)
12poundbass reply :
On 2/13/2018 at 1:53 AM, Rusty Shackleford said:I’m cecole... dang, so close to winning it all!!!
Finally he reveals himself.... Dale Gribble himself! Lol
IndianaFinesse reply :
Dang man, that was some impressive suck. Shocked Jacob wasn't up there in the standings, unless spots were different enough from what he's used to. Maybe this time I'll remember to go back and actually do some research after my gut picks lol.
OCdockskipper reply :
On 2/12/2018 at 12:04 PM, FishDewd said:Circuit City is still in business? o.O I haven't seen one of those in ages!
Yeah, the closest one to us is in this huge mall, sandwiched between a Sambo's restaurant and a Fotomat. It sits across the street from the Builders Emporium.
FishDewd reply :
On 2/13/2018 at 5:06 AM, OCdockskipper said:Yeah, the closest one to us is in this huge mall, sandwiched between a Sambo's restaurant and a Fotomat. It sits across the street from the Builders Emporium.
We had one somewhat nearby about 10+ years ago... I actually got my first ever stereo from there in the late 90's, but it has since closed, and I became a Best Buy before closing again. Not sure what it is now, or if there are any more around here. I'd have to google lol.
12poundbass reply :
On 2/13/2018 at 5:06 AM, OCdockskipper said:Yeah, the closest one to us is in this huge mall, sandwiched between a Sambo's restaurant and a Fotomat. It sits across the street from the Builders Emporium.
How do you sleep at night? ????
OCdockskipper reply :
I am not as open as some of you when it comes to revealing what anglers I have selected prior to each tournament starting. Then again, with my performance this past tournament, it is highly doubtful anyone would poach my choices... .
In fact, I don't even look at anyone elses choices when they openly list them prior to the tournament. Not that I don't respect others opinions, but I look at it as kind of "dock talk", that I may find myself influenced into choosing someone not based on my evaluation, but based on someone elses ideas. That would be like fishing someone elses spot...
scaleface reply :
On 2/13/2018 at 7:38 AM, OCdockskipper said:I am not as open as some of you when it comes to revealing what anglers I have selected prior to each tournament starting. Then again, with my performance this past tournament, it is highly doubtful anyone would poach my choices...
The only reason I do it is because most people dont . Nobody gives a hoot who I select .
drscholl14 reply :
A whole freaking month to wait. My lineup is going to change on a daily rate with this long of a wait. I'm going kind of safe with this one but not with some of the obvious picks that are out there. I like how the pools got broken up this tournament. Should make it another fun one.
Savage33 reply :
Just signed up. Looking forward to trying this for the first time.
shovelmouth83 reply :
welcome and enjoy
drscholl14 reply :
Well who's everybody picking other than Casey Ashley for the Classic? I took BMP, Defoe, Howell, Connell, and Hartman. I think it'll give me another solid finish.
scaleface reply :
On 3/6/2018 at 9:13 PM, drscholl14 said:Well who's everybody picking other than Casey Ashley for the Classic? I took BMP, Defoe, Howell, Connell, and Hartman. I think it'll give me another solid finish.
Palaniuk , Defoe , Combs , Bertrand , Hartman . We have three the same .
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 3/6/2018 at 9:13 PM, drscholl14 said:Well who's everybody picking other than Casey Ashley for the Classic? I took BMP, Defoe, Howell, Connell, and Hartman. I think it'll give me another solid finish.
I will probably regret this, but I'm not picking Casey Ashley. Looking hard at bobby lane though
kroberts9 reply :
Here is my team
Ehrler
Wheeler
Faircloth
Pirch
Hartman
I just don't think Ashley will repeat. And I have a gut feeling the grass king faircloth is due.
drscholl14 reply :
Everyone is picking Ashley so I figure if I have someone who finished above him it's going to be a huge gain in points.
On 3/7/2018 at 12:22 AM, IndianaFinesse said:I will probably regret this, but I'm not picking Casey Ashley. Looking hard at bobby lane though
I have also been thinking he could have a huge finish given the possible weather and time of year.
Mr. Aquarium reply :
Casey Ashley
John Cox
Mike McClelland
Mark Daniels
Jamie Hartman
really considering ike tho
Fish the Mitt reply :
Can someone explain, in simpler terms, how the points and rankings work when selecting anglers? Ie: attached image.
How are these compiled, and how does correlate to team points?
Sorry for the newb question. I've never played before.
Edit: I do now see that the ranks and points appear to be overall power rankings of the anglers based on 1 event thus far on Lake Martin.
So do these correlate to my fantasy points at all or are points based solely off where they finish on these events day by day?
My main question, is that in many fantasy formats, there is a high risk high reward for certain players/anglers. So will picking a low chance angler do anything more than picking Casey Ashley (as an example)? Outside of the probability aspect.
MIbassyaker reply :
On 3/8/2018 at 10:53 AM, Fish the Mitt said:Can someone explain, in simpler terms, how the points and rankings work when selecting anglers? Ie: attached image.
How are these compiled, and how does correlate to team points?
Sorry for the newb question. I've never played before.
Rank and points come from performance based on tournaments so far this season. As the season goes on they'll be cumulative across events but at this point these numbers refer only to the Lake Martin event -- rank is the final placement at finish, and points are calculated from rank backward: first place is 300 points, with subsequent places earning less points based on rank. Points drop by 5 per rank for 2nd through 5th place, 4 per rank for 6th through 10th, 3 per rank for 11th through 15th, and 2 per rank for every other placement.
EDIT: Your fantasy points each event will just be the sum of their points earned for that event based on where they place (plus any big fish bonus). Odds are somehow are baked into the buckets, so that the expected place finishes are lower for bucket A anglers than for Bucket E. But there is no points bonus for picking low-odds angler who places well; points are the same for each placement no matter what bucket the angler comes from
scaleface reply :
Yeah but , how did john Cox get in bucket B ? Shouldnt he be in E ?
Fish the Mitt reply :
On 3/8/2018 at 11:35 AM, scaleface said:Yeah but , how did john Cox get in bucket B ? Shouldnt he be in E ?
I think he's in Bucket B due to odds. If you check the Bassmaster Classic Odds publication, there are a lot of similarities between better odd anglers (A&B), middle range (C&D), and long shot anglers (E).
Most all long shot anglers in the publication are listed out in Bucket E... ????. I'm sure there's a reason. I just don't know it.
MIbassyaker reply :
I don't know exactly how the odds are figured, but Cox is one of the very top FLW anglers and won the FLW event on Hartwell in 2016. Nice profile of him here:
https://www.bassmaster.com/news/tin-man-john-cox
BCline reply :
I have my team entered and will be looking to crack the top 10 in our group. I am at 92.5 percentile but 11th in Bass Resource. Thank says a lot for the knowledge (or dumb luck) of this group.
12poundbass reply :
On 3/9/2018 at 2:57 AM, BCline said:I have my team entered and will be looking to crack the top 10 in our group. I am at 92.5 percentile but 11th in Bass Resource. Thank says a lot for the knowledge (or dumb luck) of this group.
No knowledge or luck for me just dumb. ????
Fish the Mitt reply :
On 3/9/2018 at 4:10 AM, 12poundbass said:No knowledge or luck for me just dumb. ????
Well I clearly don't even know how to play so ya'll are doing better than me (knowledge, dumb luck, or straight dumb) hahaha 
shovelmouth83 reply :
who is ready for Hartwell?
Fish the Mitt reply :
On 3/14/2018 at 12:38 AM, shovelmouth83 said:who is ready for Hartwell?
This guy!
scaleface reply :
I might not get any work done Friday .
Fish the Mitt reply :
On 3/14/2018 at 10:35 AM, scaleface said:I might not get any work done Friday .
Work? Friday? That's just crazy talk.
CroakHunter reply :
I forget who I picked, but I commented on Jacob wheelers YouTube video and told him good luck and to whack em, so to All of you that picked him, if he does good...you're welcome lol
shovelmouth83 reply :
i have to go to a OIF OEF group today but thursday i take my wife out and friday.......BAM IT IS ON!!!!!
adrenalnjunky reply :
I think this is where I'm leaving it:
Martens
J Lee
Faircloth
Pace
Hartman
But man - group B is a tough one. Really debating swing Lee over to Wheeler, Swindle or Reese.
shovelmouth83 reply :
my list after a few switches nd switch back is
ashley
J Lee
M Lee
Connell
Ryan Butler THE ROOKIE
Jrob78 reply :
This is really tough, I've changed a few of my pics a couple of different times. The way the conditions seem to be setting up it's wide open.
scaleface reply :
Pauliniuk
Defoe
Combs
Bertrand
Hartman
On 3/15/2018 at 10:40 AM, Jrob78 said:This is really tough, I've changed a few of my pics a couple of different times. The way the conditions seem to be setting up it's wide open.
What is happening ?
Jrob78 reply :
On 3/15/2018 at 10:47 AM, scaleface said:Pauliniuk
Defoe
Combs
Bertrand
Hartman
What is happening ?
Mainly just the weather. It's been fairly cold but is warming pretty quickly and will throughout the tournament. Based on what they're saying fish are wanting to move and aren't really grouped up anywhere. There are fish deep and shallow but it's pretty scattered.
Fish the Mitt reply :
As Ott Defoe said yesterday "the bass are confused".
MIbassyaker reply :
On 3/15/2018 at 7:49 PM, Fish the Mitt said:As Ott Defoe said yesterday "the bass are confused".
For fantasy purposes, what I really want to know is whether by saying that, Ott was actually saying "i'm confused"...
If the bass are confused, Ott is a pretty good pick. If Ott is confused, not so much
I posted my team right after martin, a month ago. I have now changed 4 of the 5 slots, some of them multiple times. I think I'm set, but I'm gonna have to think about it before going to bed tonight.
Fish the Mitt reply :
https://www.bassmaster.com/news/bass-are-everywhere-and-nowhere
This right here is likely to make me make one big change to my lineup.
shovelmouth83 reply :
dont over think it. i do that and kick my self every time almost.
Vinjints reply :
don't over think it? for us newbies, ignorance is bliss.
Fish the Mitt reply :
Well there's this nugget I found on the ol' YouTube rabbit hole.
shovelmouth83 reply :
so Ashely got a time penalty for showing late from practice. 
dont know if i should change it is 38 minutes
Senko lover reply :
A. Bobby Lane
B. John Cox
C. James Elam
D. Luke Clausen
E. Marty Giddens.
Fun fact: I’ve done a lot of stalking and looking at past tournament results over the last two years of this. I’ve never seen a non-elite resume as stacked as Marty Giddens. He has a phenomenal record all across the country.
Another fun fact: I’ve been keeping an eye on Bobby Lane’s classic record for the last few years. There was no way I wouldn’t have him on my team this year. Look up his stats in the classic.
Let the games begin!!
scaleface reply :
On 3/16/2018 at 8:49 PM, Senko lover said:E. Marty Giddens.
Fun fact: I’ve done a lot of stalking and looking at past tournament results over the last two years of this. I’ve never seen a non-elite resume as stacked as Marty Giddens. He has a phenomenal record all across the country.
Welll ,how come you didnt inform us earlier ?? I would have picked him .
Swbass15 reply :
A Lane
B Evers
C Faircloth
D Connell
E Hartman
See how these boys shake out today
Montanaro reply :
Ehler
Defoe
Faircloth
Daniels
Hartman
MIbassyaker reply :
A. Bobby Lane
B. Jordan Lee
C. Keith Combs
D. Mark Daniels
E. Jamie Hartman
Gundog reply :
I got Ashley, Defoe, Howell, Cherry and hometown hero Sypeck.
Montanaro reply :
River rats wiggins and defoe had zeros. Wiggins suddenly with 5. Suggests he was out of cell range up a river....likely why Defoe shows zero.
shovelmouth83 reply :
i was looking at basstrak and i am kinda wondering how Ott, Casey and Skeet got stuck at the tail end here....
i know Ashley had a time loss penalty for being late but Hmmmm...
Montanaro reply :
Losing 40 minutes of the blueback herring bite may have sunk Ashley's hope for a repeat
scaleface reply :
On 3/16/2018 at 11:22 PM, shovelmouth83 said:i was looking at basstrak and i am kinda wondering how Ott, Casey and Skeet got stuck at the tail end here....
i know Ashley had a time loss penalty for being late but Hmmmm...
If they had one fish then I would be worried . At zero fish ,like Montanaro said , there is a good chance they are out of cel phone reach . I have Defoe and my fingers crossed hoping that is the case .
As I was typing this DeFoe just checked in with one but its a three and a half lber .
MIbassyaker reply :
Bobby lane with only one so far too.
Savage33 reply :
Ashley
Defoe
Connell
Howell
Hartman
Montanaro reply :
Defoe registered with a couple 3 pounders. Looks like he was going for the big bite in morning. Didnt quite work out. Hope he has a solid backup pattern
Jrob78 reply :
Aaron Martens
Edwin Evers
James Elam
Jason Williamson
Rick Morris
Good luck fellas!
fishballer06 reply :
Ok, here's my picks and their current estimates as of 2 PM on day 1.
Ashley - 24
Defoe - 11
Crews - 39
Cherry - 27
Hartman - 10
OCdockskipper reply :
Here's mine:
A - Bobby Lane
B - Jacob Wheeler
C - James Elam
D - Cliff Pace
E - Jamie Hartman
According to Basstrak, I am looking good. 4 of them are in the top 18, with Elam #1 and Wheeler #3. As usual, the one pick I wasn't worried about (Lane) is the one struggling.
If Elam holds on o the top spot today, that will be 4 straight days of Classic competition where I had the end of day leader (I was fortunate to have both Ehrler & Lee last year).
Rpratt reply :
I have
Christie
Wheeler
Faircloth
Daniels
Hartman
Currently kicking myself because I did a last minute swap of Elam last night.....
OCdockskipper reply :
On 3/16/2018 at 8:49 PM, Senko lover said:A. Bobby Lane
B. John Cox
C. James Elam
D. Luke Clausen
E. Marty Giddens.
Another fun fact: I’ve been keeping an eye on Bobby Lane’s classic record for the last few years. There was no way I wouldn’t have him on my team this year. Look up his stats in the classic.
Looks like we were thinking the same for buckets A & C, hopefully you didn't put the Kyle jinx on Bobby Lane
shovelmouth83 reply :
super excited my buddy Ryan Butler is slowly moving up. he is at 29 right now. had to put him in my list cause being child hood friends means a lot where i come from. lol
Fish the Mitt reply :
My anglers and unofficial rank as of 2:45pm
Ashley - 26
Wheeler - 5
McClelland - 33
Wiggins - 21
Hartman - 13
shovelmouth83 reply :
Ashley-26
J Lee - 4
M Lee - 10
Connell - 7
R Butler - 29
MIbassyaker reply :
On 3/17/2018 at 2:19 AM, Rpratt said:Currently kicking myself because I did a last minute swap of Elam last night.....
Me too. Here was my team a month (!) ago:
That would be, as of this moment, 1st, 9th, 10th, 13th, 14th.
Instead I have 4th, 8th, 9th, 29th, and (gulp) 49th.
Oh well, it's early yet.
Fish the Mitt reply :
On 3/17/2018 at 2:48 AM, MIbassyaker said:
Oh well, it's early yet.
Yep! And we've all see big moves happen before from anyone.
Jrob78 reply :
On 3/17/2018 at 1:33 AM, Jrob78 said:Aaron Martens - 3
Edwin Evers - 4
James Elam - 1
Jason Williamson - 19
Rick Morris - 50
According to basstrakk.
Montanaro reply :
Ive got 4 in top 12 before weigh in. Faircloth not far back. Hard to tell what tomorrow brings, especially with tight weights. A pattern may blossom or die in a heartbeat this time of year. The "assault" pattern may be the only given.
shovelmouth83 reply :
i am hoping that Ashley gets a fatty
Swbass15 reply :
Bobby looks to have repeated from 2 yrs ago with only 4 fish. I dropped Brent last night smh
Senko lover reply :
James Elam might salavage my team. I’ll see what tomorrow brings. Honestly waaaaay too busy to even think about bassmaster today
Senko lover reply :
Edit: Haven’t seen BASSTrakk this bad in a while ????
adrenalnjunky reply :
On 3/16/2018 at 8:54 PM, scaleface said:Welll ,how come you didnt inform us earlier ?? I would have picked him .
Well, so far, both Marty and Bobby's bags together don't match 1st place. Glad I didn't make that last minute change I was thinking.
What happened to Skeet Reese? Did he fish at all today? Looks more like a DNS? I wasn't able to tune in much.
Fish the Mitt reply :
On 3/17/2018 at 7:09 AM, Senko lover said:Edit: Haven’t seen BASSTrakk this bad in a while ????
Haha I was thinking the same thing!
fishballer06 reply :
Day one is in the books. Here's how my guys did:
Ashley - 14th
Defoe - 5th
Crews - 22nd
Cherry - 32nd
Hartman - 10th
12poundbass reply :
My line up
Christie
Wheeler
Crews
Cherry
Morris
My first two are doing great, hopefully Cherry can come around.
adrenalnjunky reply :
Me:
Martens - 17th (w/ 2lb penalty)
J Lee - 3rd
Faircloth - 33rd
Pace - 21st
Hartman - 10th
I need A-mart and Pace to step up tomorrow!
tander reply :
Got three in the top 10 which includes Christie. I really thought Hackney would do good. 
Montanaro reply :
Ive got 4 in top 10 and Im still not ranked high in leaderboards....thats the problem with the classic. Need to basically pick 5 of the top 8 to win anything.
OCdockskipper reply :
On 3/17/2018 at 2:19 AM, Rpratt said:I have
Christie
Wheeler
Faircloth
Daniels
Hartman
Currently kicking myself because I did a last minute swap of Elam last night.....
Ouch!! I hope that doesn't cost you the BPS prize.
Great picks though, congrats
Senko lover reply :
I haven't been able to watch a day of Live for a long time, so I'm thoroughly enjoying this day even though my team is tanking. To be fair, I probably shouldn't put any stock in what I'm seeing, because BASSTrakk is more like BSTrakk this week.
@OCdockskipper It appears the Kyle curse is a real thing.
shovelmouth83 reply :
BASSTRAK was good for me cause ryan went from 26 to 18 i am stoked. for some it is good and some it is bad. i have noticed it just gives you hope andit makes you mad at the same time.
scaleface reply :
On 3/17/2018 at 10:49 PM, Senko lover said:BASSTrakk is more like BSTrakk this week.
According to Basstrakk Combs first keeper weighed three ounces .
Rpratt reply :
On 3/17/2018 at 10:25 AM, OCdockskipper said:Ouch!! I hope that doesn't cost you the BPS prize.
Great picks though, congrats
Honestly my first picks I made a month ago and that I tweaked were..
Ehrlers
Evers
Elam
Daniels
Hartman
Should have left well alone lol
CroakHunter reply :
Id love it if basstrak was correct. Micah Frazier in 4th!? Wheeler in 7th. Got both of them
Montanaro reply :
Hartman blew it...weighed in 7 pounds
Montanaro reply :
Way to go Christie....i knew he would do solid. Last few years he has put a lot of effort into winning a classic and now he is in the cat birds seat.
OCdockskipper reply :
On 3/17/2018 at 11:02 PM, scaleface said:According to Basstrakk Combs first keeper weighed three ounces .
What was even more amazing was it was 23 inches long. It looked like a piece of spaghetti...
CroakHunter reply :
How many anglers fish tomorrow?
Montanaro reply :
25 i believe
CTBassin860 reply :
I have Fieder,Matt Lee and Palaniuk moving on. My other 2 were Wiggins and Hartman. Hartman had it and tanked.
drscholl14 reply :
Yep Hartman sunk me as well. Got Ott, Palaniuk, and Connell moving on with Howell one spot out of that 25 cut.
Fish the Mitt reply :
I've got Wheeler, Ashley, and McClelland still fishing.
MIbassyaker reply :
Sigh. Man, do I ever feel like an idiot for swapping out Martens and Elam for Lane and Combs.
That settles it! Next event I'm going Pure Gut -- no research whatsoever!
Nice to see Swindle in the mix on the last day.
CTBassin860 reply :
On 3/18/2018 at 10:12 PM, MIbassyaker said:Sigh. Man, do I ever feel like an idiot for swapping out Martens and Elam for Lane and Combs.
That settles it! Next event I'm going Pure Gut -- no research whatsoever!
Nice to see Swindle in the mix on the last day.
Personally I've been done with Lane since last season. Won't pick him again. I picked him last tournament thinking the slump could possibly carry over. Wrong.
MIbassyaker reply :
On 3/18/2018 at 10:21 PM, MassBassin508 said:Personally I've been done with Lane since last season. Won't pick him again. I picked him last tournament thinking the slump could possibly carry over. Wrong.
Well, he's much more reliable event-to-event than his brother, he won the Kissimmee open a couple months ago, has a great record at the classic, including the previous two at hartwell, and mode most of the top 50 cuts last year as well as a few top 10s (including the Conroe classic).
12poundbass reply :
On 3/18/2018 at 10:21 PM, MassBassin508 said:Personally I've been done with Lane since last season. Won't pick him again. I picked him last tournament thinking the slump could possibly carry over. Wrong.
Are you getting the 2 mixed up. Chris is the one who's been in major slump since last year.
Dtrombly reply :
I have Ehrler and Jordan Lee
Senko lover reply :
I have Elam and Cox fishing today, neither of whom seem to be doing all that well.
Fish the Mitt reply :
Looks like it's going to tight. It'll be an interesting weigh-in. Especially with how accurate BassTrakk has been ????
drscholl14 reply :
Tough to watch Christenson struggle so much today.
shovelmouth83 reply :
Today I was driving to Galveston and have not seen anything about what is going on. I checked the bastrak before weigh in but that is tuff to go by guess i will wait to see what happens. I did see the lee brothers are on top.
CTBassin860 reply :
On 3/18/2018 at 10:45 PM, 12poundbass said:Are you getting the 2 mixed up. Chris is the one who's been in major slump since last year.
If you had Bobby then yes lol. When you said you were disappointed in picking Lane, I assumed Chris. Which Lane he had wasn't specified.
Could Jordan Lee really go back to back???
Senko lover reply :
Huge congrats to Jordan!!
Montanaro reply :
Wow what a classic!
OhheyCindy reply :
crazy!
Fish the Mitt reply :
Back to back for Jordan Lee!
CTBassin860 reply :
Back to back for Jordan Lee!! What a wild finish.
Senko lover reply :
One of the best days of Live that I’ve ever seen.
Adam.love05 reply :
That was awesome! Huge props to Jordan Lee.. but I was pulling for Brent ehlher or matt Lee.. tough one for Christie as well.. great derby
adrenalnjunky reply :
Ended up with Lee, Martens and Pace paying off pretty decently today - esp with all 3 having <10% ownership percentages. Jordan was 5% ownership? That was too good to pass up.
Hartman tanked me, and Faircloth was picked based on a couple of pundit picks. My 2 highest owned pros are the ones that didn't make the cut.
Adam.love05 reply :
Yeah I went ehlher, wheeler, matt Lee, Connell, and Hartman..
I had my hopes up for a bit, but that's how it goes..
This is my first time playing any kind of fantasy thing so idk exactly how it all works.. I just know someone always picks better than I do!
Senko lover reply :
Not quite dead last in the group anymore, but I've still got one heck of a hole to climb out of to stay competitive for the season.
MichaelCopeland reply :
This was my line up for Lake Hartwell. Only one of them that really had a chance to finish first was Ashley and he couldn't do it. Oh well I'll be ready for the next tournament. My points are still looking pretty good. Looking forward to picking the winner of the next one. Praying I do anyways...lol. ????
scaleface reply :
Next up is the Sabine River . I'll have my picks in as soon as they become available . Look at the map of Orange Texas . Canals , backwaters , horseshoe bends... Its going to be a different tourney , thats for sure .
ohboyitsrobby reply :
21st place this time. A giant step up from the last one. Moral victory lol
SuperCorona reply :
On 3/19/2018 at 10:16 AM, scaleface said:Next up is the Sabine River . I'll have my picks in as soon as they become available . Look at the map of Orange Texas . Canals , backwaters , horseshoe bends... Its going to be a different tourney , thats for sure .
It's going to be really different since Louisiana waters are off limits.
scaleface reply :
Sabine river picks are in . My team is loaded with shallow water river rats who have done well here before . I'll probably wind up near the bottom again . I suck at this .
Fish the Mitt reply :
On 3/19/2018 at 9:40 AM, Senko lover said:Not quite dead last in the group anymore, but I've still got one heck of a hole to climb out of to stay competitive for the season.
I went from tied for last to 81st. Huge hill for me as well since I didn't get my picks in time for the Lake Martin event. 
Senko lover reply :
The nice thing is that the anglers are all spread out through the buckets. You can pick up some serious steals in D and E.
Montanaro reply :
I am going to try to change our culture and share my picks early
A. Adrian Avena: A versatile competitor who has a nack for cashing checks and is a solid flipper
B. Mark Daniels Jr.: Dude is a stud and has the right mentality and eye to find that hidden spot.
C. Gerald Spohrer: River rat who is due for a solid finish...lots of backwater fishing success. Almost picked Mcclelland for similar reasons.
D. Bill Lowen: Understands current and is a limit getter
E. Randal Tharp: Proven heavy grass flipper, frogger, chatterbaiter.
scaleface reply :
Faircloth
Hackney
Crews
Rook
Grigsby
Swbass15 reply :
Hanselman
Hackney
J Pow
Lowen
Benton
some reason these guys stuck out to me so I picked them.
Gundog reply :
Always amazed at the number of pro anglers that come out of Alabama. Hard to not pick a roster that is mostly made up of Alabamians.
Montanaro reply :
I thought of Grigsby...if the bass are on beds
Fish the Mitt reply :
At first glance:
| A |  | Todd Faircloth Jasper, TX | - |
| B |  | Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA | - |
| C |  | Mike McClelland Bella Vista, AR | - |
| D |  | Gerald Swindle Warrior, AL | - |
| E |  | Keith Combs Huntington, TX |
scaleface reply :
Combs has placed in the money 64 out of 80 tourneys . That means he can catch then anywhere . Heres how my luck goes . I picked him in the first two events and he wasnt even close . This time he will probably win it , being I didnt choose him for a third straight event .
MIbassyaker reply :
Hmm. This one is harder than it looked at first. Still splitting hairs over a few spots, but here's what I have at the moment:
A: Rojas
B: Martens
C: Crews
D: KVD
E: Tharp
But I also really like the picks of Daniels (B), McClelland (C), and Grigsby (E) mentioned above.
adrenalnjunky reply :
Well, looks like Sabine is being postponed due to rising water forecast. No clear date yet for when the tourney will start - might be next week, could be longer.
Also - Mark Davis is out for the season to have a hip replacement done.
shovelmouth83 reply :
i have a team set but i am waiting till the last couple days for any changes or thoughts on some guys.
scaleface reply :
With high and presumably muddy water , I'm tempted to replace Grigsby but then he would finish in the top 10 . Every time i change an angler that happens , so I'm sticking with him .
Swbass15 reply :
Looks like it won’t happen at all this week. Orange is also canceling the river festival as well. My brother in Tyler, Tx has been getting pounded. Good call by bass
Jrob78 reply :
On to Grand Lake
scaleface reply :
Is Grand lake and Grand lake of the Cherokees the same place ?
Swbass15 reply :
I believe it is
Jrob78 reply :
On 4/2/2018 at 8:05 PM, scaleface said:Is Grand lake and Grand lake of the Cherokees the same place ?
Yessir
Senko lover reply :
Pretty sure I'm actually keeping the same roster I had for Sabine and using it on Grand Lake...
scaleface reply :
On 4/6/2018 at 10:21 PM, Senko lover said:Pretty sure I'm actually keeping the same roster I had for Sabine and using it on Grand Lake...
My entire roster had changed .
shovelmouth83 reply :
i am keeping mine the same as well.
Montanaro reply :
A. Elam
B. Christie
C. Evers
D. Palaniuk
E. Tharp
Cant go wrong with all the stud Oklahoma boys.
Palaniuk 1. Has good history on Grand 2. Does well triangulating bass which is KEY at this time of season and 3. Is on a hot streak
And Tharp? Tharp is a helluva stick and should cash a check
MIbassyaker reply :
On 4/7/2018 at 5:47 AM, Montanaro said:A. Elam
B. Christie
C. Evers
D. Palaniuk
E. Tharp
Same as my picks, except for E...I'm going with Alton Sr.
He also has a good history on grand, and frequently punches above his ownership level.
scaleface reply :
Litner
Reese
B Lane
Morris
Combs
I'm expecting the shallow , power anglers to do good .
Montanaro reply :
Any of you with Luke Clausen may want to drop him...he suffered a freak accident
BassNJake reply :
On 4/19/2018 at 10:46 PM, Montanaro said:Any of you with Luke Clause may want to drop him...he suffered a freak accident
Any other info or a link?
Montanaro reply :
Fell 12 feet headfirst onto concrete
Not sure how but suffered multiple injuries
BassNJake reply :
On 4/19/2018 at 11:01 PM, Montanaro said:Fell 12 feet headfirst onto concrete
Not sure how but suffered multiple injuries
Ouch, hope the injuries are not serious.
thank you for the update!! I did a search but couldn't find anything(cant access social media while at work)
Montanaro reply :
On facebook. Injuries are fairly serious. May be done for year
12poundbass reply :
On 4/19/2018 at 11:07 PM, Montanaro said:On facebook. Injuries are fairly serious. May be done for year
Right from his website he said 5 broken ribs, concussion, and a separated shoulder. He'll be out a while. Lucky he's alive.
shovelmouth83 reply :
Bassmaster Clausen stores some of his tackle in the loft of a close friend's shop. He went to get some gear he planned to use at Kentucky Lake. "Next thing I know I'm waking up on the shop floor," he said. "I don't know if I was laying there for 30 seconds or 30 minutes. I don't really remember how it happened."
Senko lover reply :
On 4/19/2018 at 11:58 PM, 12poundbass said:Right from his website he said 5 broken ribs, concussion, and a separated shoulder. He'll be out a while. Lucky he's alive.
He's had a curse on him ever since he switched to B.A.S.S.
scaleface reply :
My lineup
A: Litner
B; Reese
C: B Lane
D: Morris
E: Combs
adrenalnjunky reply :
A: Connell
B: M Lee
C: Lester
D: Palaniuk
E: Wheeler
I think I'm playing too safe with Palaniuk and Wheeler - But in Group D I'm not sure who else I'd pick that has a lower owned percentage. Swapping him w/ Swindle is probably a wash - Sumrall might be a good swap though.
For Wheeler - I just like the way the guy switches gears when he needs to. But that 40%+ own rate is bugging me. Feider, Tharp, Combs - all land in the money better than 60% of the time. Tommy Biffle on a shallow water bite? Man - I might have to make a change there.
shovelmouth83 reply :
so true i am not a wheeler kinda person but he does amp up
drscholl14 reply :
I want to take Wheeler but I just can't stand him. So I went with Combs and his big bass ability.
Connell
Ehrler
Evers
J Lee
Combs
Man it seems like it's been forever since we've done this.
Swbass15 reply :
So I rolled with...
Litner
Ehrler
Evers
Herren
Tharp
OCdockskipper reply :
My lineup:
Elam
Martens
Kennedy
Lefebre
Wheeler
My wife's lineup:
Defoe
Ehrler
Evers
Swindle
Tharp
12poundbass reply :
I've been so busy at work I thought today was Wednesday. Big goose egg for me this week! ????
fishballer06 reply :
I went with some of the favorites this event. I need to pick up some points to stay competitive, so I needed some sure picks. I hate going with the heavy favorite/locals pick, but it is what it is.
My picks and their estimated ranking as of 12:30 on day one.
Elam - 88 (only 3 fish)
Christie - 71
Evers - 62
Palaniuk - 41
Feider - 13
Senko lover reply :
I did the exact same thing.
Elam
Christie
Jordan Lee
Evers
Wheeler
easily the most “stacked” roster I’ve had. Not killing it but they doing aight
scaleface reply :
If my team performs worse today i will be joining the 500 point club .
Senko lover reply :
My boys did good stuff yesterday. ????
except Jason Christie. Was talking to Ronnie Moore about him yesterday. He’s had a lot of heartbreakers over the last year. Feel bad for him.
MichaelCopeland reply :
| Grp | Angler | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A |  | Mark Daniels Fairfield, CA | - |
| B |  | Jordan Lee Grant, AL | - |
| C |  | Jacob Wheeler Indianapolis, IN | - |
| D |  | Jason Christie Park Hill, OK | - |
| E |  | Timmy Horton Muscle Shoals, AL |
My lineup for the next event. It would be nice to get into 1st place in our group, but at least I'm hanging close in 2nd. Maybe this will be the event for me. Good luck everyone. I've been so busy at work lately haven't had a lot of spare time for much. What little time I do have I try to get out and fish. Not much happening for me there. Something's gotta give eventually.
Fish the Mitt reply :
| A |  | Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TN | - |
| B |  | Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo, MI | - |
| C | | Jacob Wheeler Indianapolis, IN | - |
| D |  | Brandon Coulter Knoxville, TN | - |
| E |  | Jeff Kriet Ardmore, OK | - |
KVD saved me on Grand Lake. Other than him, I had a poor weekend in fantasy terms.
scaleface reply :
| Angler | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| A |  | Brett Hite Phoenix, AZ | - |
| B |  | Micah Frazier Newnan, GA | - |
| C |  | Edwin Evers Talala, OK | - |
| D |  | Brandon Card Caryville, TN | - |
| E | | Timmy Horton Muscle Shoals, AL |
shovelmouth83 reply :
i hd a poor weekend too but i had j lee and he went to the end. in our group i am 6th.
fishballer06 reply :
I'm really curious how the KY lake tournament is going to go. It's such a popular ledge lake with a strong offshore bite. However with the spawn in effect, it could be a totally different ball game.
Roy
Defoe
Lefebre
Kennedy
Horton
shovelmouth83 reply :
ky lake is going to be interesting. christie has a fire this year and i think kvd is holding tight.
12poundbass reply :
I posted on the tournament thread that there is a 250 boat tourney going on along with the Elites 2 out of the four days. Might be interesting. I'll bet there's going to be a lot of upset anglers on both sides, a lot of accusations of stealing spots, and maybe even some name calling LOL. Could be interesting.
OCdockskipper reply :
On 5/4/2018 at 1:19 AM, shovelmouth83 said:ky lake is going to be interesting. christie has a fire this year and i think kvd is holding tight.
I have always thought highly of Christie's skill & determination, but the past 2 plus years have given him a few major punches to the gut. 2016, leads the Classic into the final day by 5 lbs only to have Evers go off with a 29 lb bag. 2017 loses AOY by a small margin with his worst finish being on a lake he had won on before (Dardanelle). 2018 Classic replicates 2016, except he falls down instead of someone else excelling.
I was concerned about where his head would be at before Grand, so I didn't choose him. I still think those near misses are gnawing on him daily, I believe he will have to do something spectacular to shake it off. Once he does, look out, there will be no way of holding him back.
I think Christie is in a similar position Edwin Evers was a few years back. Successful but missing either an AOY or Classic and then experiencing a series of near misses of those in a short window. When it happened to Evers, he stumbled for a few months, until finally he came back with the big bag at Havasu & a 3rd place finish, out-sprinted KVD at Kentucky lake for a win and then went back-to-back by winning on the St. Lawrence river. I believe that tremendous run removed any demons that had moved to his frontal cortex and paved the way for his Classic victory the following March.
shovelmouth83 reply :
On 5/4/2018 at 2:28 AM, OCdockskipper said:
I think Christie is in a similar position Edwin Evers was a few years back
so true. i was starting to get into the B.A.S.S thing and watching. i thought evers was getting shafted but those fish. but it always has ups and downs.
adrenalnjunky reply :
On 5/4/2018 at 1:25 AM, 12poundbass said:I posted on the tournament thread that there is a 250 boat tourney going on along with the Elites 2 out of the four days. Might be interesting. I'll bet there's going to be a lot of upset anglers on both sides, a lot of accusations of stealing spots, and maybe even some name calling LOL. Could be interesting.
I've heard/read several things saying the Asian Carp infestation is getting pretty bad too. Guys posting pictures of their graphs saying you can't tell what is what on them.
OCdockskipper reply :
My Lineup
Martens
Swindle
Lefebre
Card
Morris
My Wife's lineup
B. Hite
J. Lee
Wheeler
Poche
K. Jordan
scaleface reply :
Three and a half hours into the tourney and my team has caught a total of two fish for three lbs . Lots of room for improvement .
Fish the Mitt reply :
On 5/4/2018 at 10:26 PM, scaleface said:Three and a half hours into the tourney and my team has caught a total of two fish for three lbs . Lots of room for improvement .
You can only improve from here!
shovelmouth83 reply :
ok so i have said screw the own% and go wild.
A- Bradley Roy
B- J lee
C- Jacob Wheeler
D- J christie
E- J williamson
should be interesting to see how high i can go......
Montanaro reply :
I think a few boats dont have marshalls
Evers and mullins with no fish on Kentucky Lake? Doubtful
shovelmouth83 reply :
i was reading on the main page anad they were saying that the signal to reach boats is spotty and in some spots not at all
MIbassyaker reply :
Day one....meh, could be worse:
Hite -- 68
KVD -- 47
Wheeler -- 20
Christie -- 5
Combs -- 72
I tried to go with pure value per bucket while so many top guys are still spread out, ignoring ownership (which it turns out is almost exactly the same as directly picking highest ownership).
I at least I had nobody catastrophically tank yet, for once. Lets see if that holds up...
shovelmouth83 reply :
williamson tanked it on me but i was kinda ify on him. everyone else did good and okay.
Montanaro reply :
Im so sick...was a hair away from picking Shaw....i knew it was spawn time and Shaw is undisputed best sight fisherman. Pick Horton instead and he just hasnt got into any big onrs
Jrob78 reply :
It looks like a lot of guys who caught them yesterday aren't catching them today. The leaderboard is changing.
Jrob78 reply :
I had a much better day.
Aaron Martens 10th
Gerald Swindle 19th
Edwin Evers 5th
Stephen Kennedy 81st
Keith Combs 32nd
Still 2 days to go though.
MIbassyaker reply :
Some improvement overall, with 4 in the cut:
Hite: 68 --> 47
KVD: 47 --> 54
Wheeler: 20 --> 30
Christie: 5 --> 4
Combs: 72 --> 32
scaleface reply :
On 5/6/2018 at 6:35 AM, MIbassyaker said:Some improvement overall, with 4 in the cut:
Hite: 68 --> 47
KVD: 47 --> 54
Wheeler: 20 --> 30
Christie: 5 --> 4
Combs: 72 --> 32
KVD is the only one . LOL . This sport is crazy .
scaleface reply :
Clunn didnt even show up to the weigh in . Thats the third time in two years . Twice last year I picked him and he didnt even show up . I think its time for him to retire .
MIbassyaker reply :
On 5/6/2018 at 8:41 AM, scaleface said:KVD is the only one . LOL . This sport is crazy .
yeah, isn't that just perfect? It seems Kentucky Lake, but not Grand, was the event to pick Christie and Evers, while Grand, but not Kentucky, was the event to pick KVD.
shovelmouth83 reply :
bradley roy- 17
jordan lee - 12
j wheeler - 30
christie - 4
jason williamson- 97
Gundog reply :
A. Martin 10th
KVD 54th
E. Evers 5th
B. Lane 7th
K. Combs 32nd
Not a bad roster. KVD was a bit disappointing but I think most people had him as a pick so we all lost. Evers was a no-brainer because of his previous finishes on Kentucky Lake. I picked Martin because I thought the tourney was going to be won by someone who could do both power fishing and finesse fishing.
Montanaro reply :
Kvd and evers both have outstanding records on Ky Lake. Had both of them.
Mcdaniels stumbled and Horton didnt do much. I took a punt on Mullins with a solid hx on TVA lakes figuring he would be one of those top 12 underdogs...wrong!
Im starting to learn that you have to play the hot hand and take your losses as they come just like gambling
scaleface reply :
Thats it for me . 921 points . I did have four anglers make the 1st cut . I predict next tourney Senko Lover surpasses me . I should not have made fun of him after the first tourney . Karma , LOL
shovelmouth83 reply :
i have three in the top 25 today. but i think it goes to top 15 witch means just christie.
moguy1973 reply :
On 5/7/2018 at 6:58 AM, shovelmouth83 said:i have three in the top 25 today. but i think it goes to top 15 witch means just christie.
Top 12 is the cut for tomorrow actually. Which stinks because I had Ott and he missed the cut by one freakin ounce!
Gundog reply :
Bobby Lane was my only one to make it to the final day. We'll see how it goes.
scaleface reply :
Up next is Travis lake which is a clear, deep highland reservoir . I'm mostly staying clear of the deep water finesse anglers and going with the power fishermen . I cant do any worse .
| A |  | Alton Jones Jr. Lorena, TX | - |
| B | | Gerald Swindle Warrior, AL | - |
| C |  | Hank Cherry Maiden, NC | - |
| D |  | Kelley Jaye Dadeville, AL | - |
| E |  | Jason Williamson Wagener, SC |
BassNJake reply :
I've been bombing at these picks all year
Hopefully, this one begins my turnaround
Montanaro reply :
scaleface reply :
Just checked Basstrack . Cliff Pace has one bass for 10.5 lbs .
shovelmouth83 reply :
i have
bradley roy
jordan lee
bobby lane
micah frazier
gary klien
moguy1973 reply :
On 5/17/2018 at 7:54 PM, scaleface said:Just checked Basstrack . Cliff Pace has one bass for 10.5 lbs .
Yeah and that's accurate as this is a Catch Weigh Release tourney. That's a nice fish! Basstrak is not going to be "Fake News" this tournament.
Montanaro reply :
Oh man a 10 pounder on a clear water post spawn lake?!
A quick rundown of the weigh ts suggest a lot of 2 and 3 pounders being caught. This could be a heavy weight fight...
Montanaro reply :
I know its way early...but Ive got 3 in top 4....feels good while it lasts
Dtrombly reply :
I had Ehrler and Lee in the Classic (finished #1 and #2) aside from that I've been doing bad!
MIbassyaker reply :
A. Lucas
B. J. Lee
C. Ashley
D. Lefebre
E. Kriet
Looking as mediocre as ever out of the gate today, but we'll see.
Montanaro reply :
Did pretty well.
I seriously thought about picking the three Japanese guys on tour. Would have been a good choice but no better today than what i have
moguy1973 reply :
Yikes. Worst first day ever for me. I have 571 points. My best pick is Williamson in Bucket E in 63rd place. Absolutely dreadful.
shovelmouth83 reply :
roy ended the day in 38th
micah frazier was my biggest worry but not to bad at 24th.
i am hoping jordan lee has a few hot spots for tomorrow.
bobby lane made me happy.
1065 for the day back in 4th place with our group.
i dont even want to talk about klein...... ugh
Vinjints reply :
Doing a lot better than the last 2 tourneys, currently showing 4 in top 50. It would be nice if Casey Ashley decided to wet his line today though.
MIbassyaker reply :
17th, 21st, 27th, 49th, and.....102nd.
Can't seem to avoid having at least one guy absolutely bomb.
shovelmouth83 reply :
so
B lane is holding in the top five so far.
G Klein has made a big move into the top 30 and
j lee i hop will break thee top 30.
my fingers are crossed and eyes too....lol
CTBassin860 reply :
On 5/9/2018 at 5:09 AM, scaleface said:Up next is Travis lake which is a clear, deep highland reservoir . I'm mostly staying clear of the deep water finesse anglers and going with the power fishermen . I cant do any worse .
A Alton Jones Jr.
Lorena, TX- B Gerald Swindle
Warrior, AL- C Hank Cherry
Maiden, NC- D Kelley Jaye
Dadeville, AL- E Jason Williamson
Wagener, SC
You sure??
Got Benton and Combs going tomorrow. KVD just missed it or I'd have 3
scaleface reply :
On 5/20/2018 at 6:05 AM, CTwoodsBassin said:You sure??
Three in the cut . Thats par for me .????
CTBassin860 reply :
@scalefaceField cut to 12 after today right?
scaleface reply :
On 5/20/2018 at 6:20 AM, CTwoodsBassin said:@scalefaceField cut to 12 after today right?
correct .I have no one in that group.
shovelmouth83 reply :
i have one in the cut and that is lane.
Gundog reply :
3 of mine made it to day 3 and then there was none.
fishballer06 reply :
I've got 3 guys in the top 10 right now. Things are looking up for me.
fishballer06 reply :
I ended up with 3 guys in the top 7 this tournament. Now if I can do that the rest of the year, I should be right back up there at the top of the group.
gimruis reply :
I had Benton in my group (who got first place) but my other 4 anglers all placed in the 60's. C'mon
Schuyler co reply :
Thoughts on Sabine coming up? Some buddies and I just started a group. Thinking about throwing Chapman in bucket A. New to fantasy fishing, need some advice.
Montanaro reply :
A. MDJ: Cal Delta veteran who is fishing great this year.
B. Jordan Lee...nuff said
C. Faircloth, history and experience.
D. Micah Frazier, good shallow water fisherman who did well in '15.
E. Scroggins, good hx on the Sabine and excellent shallow water fisherman
fishballer06 reply :
A. Bobby Lane - the guy knows how to catch big fish and he can catch them shallow
B. Cliff Crochet - he's local and pretty successful on river systems
C. Keith Combs - Texas boy can catch em
D. Robbie Latuso - my dark horse for this event. LA boy with success on river systems
E. Dave Lefebre - he's had a tough year, and he's due to have a good tournament
scaleface reply :
| | Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA | - | |
| B |  | Chris Lane Guntersville, AL | - |
| C |  | John Crews Salem, VA | - |
| D | | Mike McClelland Bella Vista, AR | - |
| E |  | Shaw E Grigsby Gainesville, FL | - |
Montanaro reply :
Meh...John Crews went the Boyd Duckett route....win and start a company. Fish safe to maintain marketing presence in BASS. I refuse to pick either
fishballer06 reply :
On 6/6/2018 at 9:30 AM, Montanaro said:Meh...John Crews went the Boyd Duckett route....win and start a company. Fish safe to maintain marketing presence in BASS. I refuse to pick either
I've picked Crews a few times in the past. The guy is usually one of the last few guys to get a check, but he does well enough to make that happen.
Montanaro reply :
I do fantasy fishing with the mindset of winning a prize during 1 tournament. Therefore an angler who averages 50th place does me no good. Maybe I will try that strategy next year
scaleface reply :
On 6/6/2018 at 9:30 AM, Montanaro said:Meh...John Crews went the Boyd Duckett route....win and start a company. Fish safe to maintain marketing presence in BASS. I refuse to pick either
He will probably stink it up because i picked him . He did do well here last tourney and fishes the Potomac river a lot , so I figured him to be a good pick .
MIbassyaker reply :
I went with:
A. Martens
B. Rojas
C. Tharp
D. McClelland
E. Scroggins
OCdockskipper reply :
My picks:
Martens
Rojas
Rook
Lowen
Kreit
My wife's picks:
Lucas
C Lane
Hanselman
Monroe
Grigsby
Jrob78 reply :
I've got
Hackney
Evers
Hanselman
Matt Lee
Lefebre
12poundbass reply :
Can we get a redo for this tournament? At the beginning of the day I had no one higher than 42. ????
OCdockskipper reply :
On 6/8/2018 at 11:18 PM, 12poundbass said:Can we get a redo for this tournament? At the beginning of the day I had no one higher than 42. ????
That is as frustrating as mine, 4 anglers in the top 35 with my #5 guy tied for 105th. Just a turd floating in the punchbowl...
12poundbass reply :
On 6/8/2018 at 11:29 PM, OCdockskipper said:That is as frustrating as mine, 4 anglers in the top 35 with my #5 guy tied for 105th. Just a turd floating in the punchbowl...
Ha I'd much rather take a turd floating in the punch bowl than the overflowing porta potty that's fully engulfed in flames that makes up my line up! ????
moguy1973 reply :
Major dink fest. I thought they said this fishery was as hot as it's been for a long time? I guess getting past the dinks to get to the big fish is harder than it seems.
Adam.love05 reply :
You would think that they'd pick a better body of water with all the great fisheries in Texas.. I get not wanting to fish the same lakes ( fork, Rayburn etc..) but there must be a better option than this swamp.. seems pretty frustrating for the anglers.. and us fans..
Montanaro reply :
People complain all the time that these guys dont fish difficult fisheries and go to places anyone can catch 20 pounds. "I'd like to see how well they would do on my lake; I would smoke them" is a common refrain.
This goes to show that they have the skill and mental toughness to grind a dinkfest and still haul in limits.
BassNJake reply :
On 6/9/2018 at 12:28 AM, Adam.love05 said:You would think that they'd pick a better body of water with all the great fisheries in Texas.. I get not wanting to fish the same lakes ( fork, Rayburn etc..) but there must be a better option than this swamp.. seems pretty frustrating for the anglers.. and us fans..
It's all about the money. The Orange county tourism dept pays a bunch of money to BASS to be the host. The fans turn out huge which is appealing to the sponsors.
Senko lover reply :
Been at the beach catching bigger fish than bass so pardon me for not being on here 
I got:
A. Jacob Wheeler: my boy, I pick him almost every time. One of the best in the game right now with both consistency
and winning.
B. Jordan Lee: see #1
C. Seth Feider: saved bucket C for me cause I didn't like my options except him
D. Micah Frazier: I remember watching him fish his first elite series event here on the Sabine River in 2015. Rookie fresh out of college and he calmly flipped his way to a top 12 alongside the likes of Rick Clunn (or was it Shaw Grigsby?) and Chris Lane. He had a great year then and has been quiet since but I like him a lot.
E. Hunter Shryock: Surprised he still hasn't done great yet but he's a very talented angler and likes river fishing.
I didn't intentionally pick just young guys but that's what I came up with. Day one wasn't great but I think a lot of people tanked so I shot up the leaderboard a little bit (for me, at least). I'll probably come down after today though. BASSTrakk is too close for me to really take stock in it but looks like they didn't do too well.
On 6/9/2018 at 2:51 AM, Montanaro said:People complain all the time that these guys dont fish difficult fisheries and go to places anyone can catch 20 pounds. "I'd like to see how well they would do on my lake; I would smoke them" is a common refrain.
This goes to show that they have the skill and mental toughness to grind a dinkfest and still haul in limits.
On 6/9/2018 at 2:56 AM, BassNJake said:It's all about the money. The Orange county tourism dept pays a bunch of money to BASS to be the host. The fans turn out huge which is appealing to the sponsors.
Great points by both of you. At the end of the day it's money (hence why they favor certain fisheries and venues like Lake Hartwell/Greenville) but they also do fish tough tournaments a lot.
scaleface reply :
I have one angler in first and two in the top 10 . Also have the one in dead last and two in the bottom 10 . Sheesh !
On 6/9/2018 at 4:21 AM, Senko lover said:Jacob Wheeler:
Wheeler got disqualified .
OCdockskipper reply :
On 6/9/2018 at 4:21 AM, Senko lover said:A. Jacob Wheeler: my boy, I pick him almost every time. One of the best in the game right now with both consistency
and winning.
B. Jordan Lee: see #1
At the beginning of the year, I was toying with a strategy of choosing Wheeler & Lee for every tournament. They have been so consistently good that it seemingly would take the risk out of trying to catch lightning in a bottle. The only down side was that they are often fan favorites, so their percentages are real high, making it tougher to someday pick that overall winning lineup. So I decided against it.
Today, not only did both of these young guns miss the cut, they finished in 103rd & 93rd respectively. Ouch. Chris Lane pulled off something few have ever done, finishing 1st on a body of water and then on the return trip, finishing dead last. Oh well, he is still averaging $50,000 in winnings per visit...
Unlike most tournaments where points are often picked up or lost based on the choices made in the D or E buckets, I think the A bucket will be decisive this time. Normally, you really have to try to find a bad pick in A, but this week you had Wheeler (19%) and Christie (17%) finishing in the bottom 15 with Hackney (19%) currently leading. That could be a 200+ point swing among the favorites in the "easiest" bucket of them all. Had Hackney held on to both big bass & largest bag (both topped today by Kennedy & Mosley respectively), you would have had another 80 points added on top of that.
It has been an odd year, most every angler has at least 1 or 2 bombs & we are only 1/2 way through...
Bent reply :
I'm making a decent push up the leader board with Hackney and Kennedy, plus 2 others inside the 50 cut. Unfortunately I also have Elam who has had a rough tournament, he's been a really solid pick for a while now.
Montanaro reply :
Crews actually doing well.
I considered kennedy and a couple others doing well. I really didnt see Jordan Lee or Scroggins choking. I thought they were top 50 locks. At least i dont have chris lane!!!
Gundog reply :
I did well on the first day but the second day dropped me down big time. Most of my guys fell in the standings. The only constant was Hackney.
12poundbass reply :
Even though I had Wheeler and it sucks for me he was DQ'd kudos to him for being honest and calling in on himself. Pretty stand up guy, I've always thought that, even more so now.
12poundbass reply :
This is how bad I bombed..... Ike made the cut and hopefully will today too. My other four 93 or worse! ????
Montanaro reply :
What did wheeler do? Fish on someones "property"?
scaleface reply :
On 6/9/2018 at 11:02 PM, Montanaro said:What did wheeler do? Fish on someones "property"?
I heard he grounded his boat , I guess got stuck and had the marshal get out .
I actually enjoy watching this tournament better than the slug fest they usually have .
Montanaro reply :
Marshal must stay in boat at all times? Makes theoretical sense
MIbassyaker reply :
I had high hopes for this one, but it will end up being my second worst week. I had only Martens and Rojas fishing today. they're out of the projected cut for tomorrow at the moment, although I don't really trust any rankings below about the top 5, they're so tight.
Scroggins, it seems, drew the short straw to be my mandatory bottom-20 bomb this week.
Bent reply :
On 6/10/2018 at 12:15 AM, Montanaro said:Marshal must stay in boat at all times? Makes theoretical sense
From the Bassmaster website, quoting Trip Wheldon:
“This is a violation of Rule C13 reading ‘Marshals are not allowed to help the pro in any way.’ This results in disqualification of Day 2.”
MIbassyaker reply :
On 6/9/2018 at 7:17 PM, Montanaro said:Crews actually doing well.
I considered kennedy and a couple others doing well. I really didnt see Jordan Lee or Scroggins choking. I thought they were top 50 locks. At least i dont have chris lane!!!
I have learned the hard way to ignore Chris Lane no matter the event. He's Fantasy fool's gold.
12poundbass reply :
On 6/10/2018 at 3:31 AM, MIbassyaker said:I have learned the hard way to ignore Chris Lane no matter the event. He's Fantasy fool's gold.
I had Chris Lane my reasoning for my god awful picks were because I remembered at 5:30 Thursday morning I hadn't set my lineup. I picked Chris Lane because if I remember correctly he won there last time and it seems like he was the only one who could really put together a pattern.
MIbassyaker reply :
On 6/10/2018 at 3:44 AM, 12poundbass said:I had Chris Lane my reasoning for my god awful picks were because I remembered at 5:30 Thursday morning I hadn't set my lineup. I picked Chris Lane because if I remember correctly he won there last time and it seems like he was the only one who could really put together a pattern.
Yeah, I had him for Okeechobee last year, thinking he'd be a slam dunk with a long history of wins and top 10s there....and he finished 103rd. Then I looked more closely at his overall record, and he's really all over the place: Boom or bust.
Jrob78 reply :
Hackney - 1
Evers - 58
Hanselman - 23
Matt Lee - 71
Lefebre - 62
I didn't have a great event but having the leader through 3 days sure helped my score. Hopefully Hack can hold out 1 more day.
Chris Lane had a really hot streak for a few years but his last couple of seasons have been really tough.
adrenalnjunky reply :
I had 3 make the 50 cut, and Kennedy is on my roster, but Wheeler and Kriet killed my team. I know what happened to Wheels, but was expecting a bit better from Kriet.
Gundog reply :
I'm surprised that Swindle had too many fish in the livewell. These guys live by the rules and a infraction like that doesn't seem to happen that often. Guess it was just a brainfart.
Senko lover reply :
This tournament seems to be a ish show for just about everyone - anglers and fantasy nerds alike
shovelmouth83 reply :
I had nobody in the final 13. ????????????????
Jrob78 reply :
Congratulations Greg Hackney, wire to wire.
Montanaro reply :
Miss River up next
A. Strader, did well on these pools last year for flw
B. Christie, panoptix plus 1. Smallmouth fishing and 2. Bouncing back after bad tournament and 3. Can also fish grass for largies
C. Jordan Lee...nuff said, shouldnt be a C angler.
D. Keith Combs, value pick here....bucket D for an accomplished smallmouth angler? Yes please
E. Jason Williamson, excellent angler with hx smallie fishing.
scaleface reply :
| A |  | Bobby Lane Lakeland, FL | - |
| B |  | Casey Ashley Donalds, SC | - |
| C |  | Randy Howell Guntersville, AL | - |
| D |  | Alton Jones Sr. Lorena, TX | - |
| E | | Jason Williamson Wagener, SC |
MIbassyaker reply :
Ah crap! I just realized: I'm going to be driving through La Crosse on Friday next week. Too bad I don't have time to stop stay long enough to catch the weigh-in, or expo Saturday....now I'm wishing I'd planned the trip differently!
Montanaro reply :
Plug in your phone and turn on live and listen to it!
MIbassyaker reply :
On 6/15/2018 at 10:21 AM, Montanaro said:Plug in your phone and turn on live and listen to it!
Doesn't fix the missed opportunity, though.
And then there's the small problem that my wife, who is always up for attending "events", would only be bored and annoyed listening to it in the car as we drive across Wisconsin...
Jrob78 reply :
Skeet Reese
Todd Faircloth
Randy Howell
Keith Combs
Jason Williamson
MIbassyaker reply :
Skeet
Palaniuk
Edwin
Alton Sr.
Williamson
scaleface reply :
, Everyone who has posted there team picked Williamson and Bass-trac has him getting skunked .
Gundog reply :
Ott Defoe - 83rd
Seth Feider - 73rd
Edwin Evers - 93rd
Matt Lee - 37th
Dave Lafebre - 4th
Ugh.
Jrob78 reply :
Skeet Reese - 53
Todd Faircloth - 22
Randy Howell - 42
Keith Combs - 14
Jason Williamson - 103
I would be in good shape if Williamson could have just caught a limit.
OCdockskipper reply :
I spent a lot of time looking at the E bucket, thinking Lefebre was due to break out of his funk, that Hunter Shryrock may be getting used to the Elites as they head to the northern waters that he is accustomed to. Instead, I chose Jason Williamson because he had 3 cashes in the first 5 events.
I think it is safe to say Jason will have now have 3 cashes in the first 6 events.
MichaelCopeland reply :
Ott Defoe (83rd)
Seth Fieder (73rd)
Randy Howell (42nd)
Caleb Sumrall (25th)
Dave Lefebre (4th)
Montanaro reply :
Sigh...jwill...
Otherwise id have over 1k points for this event
scaleface reply :
This is the third time I picked Williamson in two years and he has yet to cash . I really struggle picking bucket E .
RichF reply :
Man, Pip can't throw a frog worth beans.
fishballer06 reply :
Is Feider out of range today? He's showing a goose egg for today...
Jrob78 reply :
Skeet Reese - 53 - 71
Todd Faircloth - 22 - 61
Randy Howell - 42 - 58
Keith Combs - 14 - 35
Jason Williamson - 103 - 102
????
Gundog reply :
Ott Defoe - 18
Seth Feider - 56
Edwin Evers - 86
Matt Lee - 21
Dave Lafebre - 8
My roster improved a little but not much.
shovelmouth83 reply :
not doing to bad been to busy to watch bass trak but today i have down time
A- Roy
B- wheeler
C- Elam
D- Combs
E- Biffle
roy has no count today bit i hope it works out good.
Swbass15 reply :
Went with
j pow
wheeler
lowen
f Shryock
groh
cant complain to much
shovelmouth83 reply :
so i have wheeler and roy in the top 30.
shovelmouth83 reply :
well i got 998 today and ready for tomorrow. Wheeler 9th and Roy 26th....
Gundog reply :
Not an angler in the top 12. I think if I threw fishsticks at a board I'd have better picks.
Gundog reply :
Its good to see Gary Klein in the top 12. I'm rooting for him to win it all.
shovelmouth83 reply :
i had klein last tourney and got the boot. i wish i took him this week i was ify on him. i got wheeler in 4th right now. biffle is a big name in la crosse and i went with him and did 89th. i was ticked.
shovelmouth83 reply :
so ish takes the win...... well then...
Jrob78 reply :
Congratulations Ish! On to Oahe starting this friday.
Senko lover reply :
so I may have done alright on that one ???? one of the better tournaments I’ve had in a long while
A. Justin Lucas
B. Jacob Wheeler
C. Jordan Lee
D. Ish Monroe
E. Hunter Shryock
scaleface reply :
On 6/25/2018 at 6:06 AM, Senko lover said:A. Justin Lucas
B. Jacob Wheeler
C. Jordan Lee
D. Ish Monroe
E. Hunter Shryock
Good tourney and nice selection with Ish .
scaleface reply :
On to Oahe
???? Pirch
????Daniels
???? J. Lee
???? JVD
???? R. Lane
fishballer06 reply :
I was completely shocked to see Ish win. I followed the whole tournament up until about 2 PM on Sunday and I thought for sure that JPow or Tharp was going to win it. Woke up this morning and saw that Ish won and I was shocked. Congrats to him though. I know it's been a few years for him.
Jrob78 reply :
On 6/26/2018 at 1:02 AM, fishballer06 said:I was completely shocked to see Ish win. I followed the whole tournament up until about 2 PM on Sunday and I thought for sure that JPow or Tharp was going to win it. Woke up this morning and saw that Ish won and I was shocked. Congrats to him though. I know it's been a few years for him.
I had the same reaction, I knew he made the top 12 but he wasn't on my radar to win.
This next one will be a little harder to pick, I doubt anyone has fished this lake before, other than pre-practice.
Gundog reply :
I think Lake Oahe is gonna be a game changer for the fantasy league. Its an unknown lake with no pro tournaments on it that I know of. So how do you call it? By type of bass? Its a smallmouth lake. Do you take the classic smallmouth fishermen or do you go with the pros who come from that area (I think there are only 2)? Gonna be fun.
adrenalnjunky reply :
On 6/27/2018 at 6:13 AM, Gundog said:I think Lake Oahe is gonna be a game changer for the fantasy league. Its an unknown lake with no pro tournaments on it that I know of. So how do you call it? By type of bass? Its a smallmouth lake. Do you take the classic smallmouth fishermen or do you go with the pros who come from that area (I think there are only 2)? Gonna be fun.
Yeah - really up in the air on these. Even the pundits are kinda shrugging.
I'm sticking with:
a) Wheeler (maybe changing to Strader or Ashley - KVD is a sure bet, but for the points, I'm staying away)
b) Feider (maybe switching to Faircloth)
c) Elam (or Combs)
d) Hunter Shryock (but looking really close at Dustin Connell)
e) Williamson? You could really throw a dart at the top half of that category. Would like to see Horton have a good outing.
MIbassyaker reply :
A. Ott
B. Hawk
C. Combs
D. Connell
E. Williamson
fishballer06 reply :
This event is going to be anyone's guess. I tried to stick with smallmouth/river guys. The main river channel of this lake is over 100' deep.
KVD
Feider
Avena
JVD
Walker
Side note - in the three years I've been doing fantasy, I think this is the first time I've ever picked KVD.
scaleface reply :
I selected five anglers I never picked before . They all have had good finishes in northern lakes .
fishballer06 reply :
I was totally thrown off by this tournament being Friday to Monday. I just logged in to check BassTrak and realized this... 
12poundbass reply :
On 6/29/2018 at 12:50 AM, fishballer06 said:I was totally thrown off by this tournament being Friday to Monday. I just logged in to check BassTrak and realized this...
I just read on Bassmaster that the cell service is virtually non existent on the majority of the lake, so Bass Live might suck and BassTrak probably will too.
Jrob78 reply :
This is a tough one. I've made my pics but I don't feel very confident about them. ????
Jrob78 reply :
Martens
Ehrler
Elam
A. Jones
Schultz
12poundbass reply :
Word on the street is only 50 or so marshals showed up so BassTrak is going to be useless and with the extremely poor cell service the weigh-ins will be entertaining like they should be.
OCdockskipper reply :
How in the world does Jonathan VanDam spend 3 days practicing on a smallmouth lake and then come to the scales with 3 keepers weighing under 4 lbs total?
shovelmouth83 reply :
i was wondering the the heck was going on.
scaleface reply :
On 6/30/2018 at 6:09 AM, OCdockskipper said:How in the world does Jonathan VanDam spend 3 days practicing on a smallmouth lake and then come to the scales with 3 keepers weighing under 4 lbs total?
You picked him too , huh ?
Gundog reply :
On 6/30/2018 at 6:09 AM, OCdockskipper said:How in the world does Jonathan VanDam spend 3 days practicing on a smallmouth lake and then come to the scales with 3 keepers weighing under 4 lbs total?
On 6/30/2018 at 7:27 AM, scaleface said:You picked him too , huh ?
An overwhelming majority of people did. Myself included ????
Montanaro reply :
I didnt pick a team....
Couldnt do any worse than the other weeks.....
Jrob78 reply :
I can't remember watching a weigh in and seeing more anglers with frustrated looks on their faces than today. Hopefully the wind will lay down some tomorrow.
Senko lover reply :
I have:
A. Wheeler
B. Seth Feider
C. Jordan Lee
D. Matt Lee
E. Russ Lane
Pretty good tournament so far
shovelmouth83 reply :
i went with
A-Lucas
B-Christie
C-Elam
D-Jones SR
E-walker
no complants here..
Montanaro reply :
Of course the one time I forget to pick a team, my boy MDJ who I have relied on all season, is leading....when it rains it pours
shovelmouth83 reply :
i think it is crazy how unreliable the Basstrax is this tourney. i know there is only 50 but i think half of those left...
MIbassyaker reply :
Three in the cut, nobody yet cracking the top 20: Ott (47), Connell (32), and Williamson (24).
One who missed the cut by a few ounces: Combs (61)
And (sigh) one bottom-15 bomb: Hawk (92)
So: on pace for basically the same outcome I've had in every other event this season, no matter what strategy I use, or whether I use any strategy at all.
I thought I had gotten pretty good at this after finishing in a mid-90s percentile overall last year....Lol, nope!
scaleface reply :
At Sabine I had the first and last place angler . Here I have the last place and as right now the first place . I keep cancelling out my good picks with lousy picks .
MichaelCopeland reply :
The only one on my team that has any kind of a chance of winning is Mark Daniels Jr. He's currently the weight leader. Not too worried about the rest of my team. The closest one to first is in 28th place, Dave Lefebre I think is the one that's in that place. Rest of my team consists of Randy Howell, Aaron Martens and David Walker.
punch reply :
Hope nobody had Josh Douglas. Dude tanked his entire FLW season this weekend with a DQ.
Troy85 reply :
My Oahe team has crashed and burned....I think I have 796 points.
Gundog reply :
I had and dropped both Bertrand and Fukae as my picks. Overthought it too much.
Senko lover reply :
Got three fishing this weekend and two in the top twelve going into today.
claya reply :
Are there any weekly prizes? I have a team in the 99.95% as of today.
scaleface reply :
On 7/1/2018 at 9:43 PM, claya said:Are there any weekly prizes? I have a team in the 99.95% as of today.
Not on this site . Are you in ant others ?
claya reply :
On 7/1/2018 at 9:47 PM, scaleface said:Not on this site . Are you in ant others ?
I'm only on the bassmasters site in several of the groups.
scaleface reply :
This is the type of tourney I enjoy . Much more interesting than the slug fest going on right now in the FLW . I'm pulling for Fritz , even though hes not on my team . Hes Carolina rigging and fishing a lipless in deep water , which is my style of fishing . Too bad hes out of cel range , I'd like to watch him go at it .
Montanaro reply :
I did have Josh Douglas...sigh
As for 99%...yes there are weekly prizes. Go to the group you are in and they will list the prizes available, including the bassmaster overall group. If you are first you win like a $1,000 gift card. 2nd is like 500. Others are gifts I believe.
12poundbass reply :
Holy crap I just looked at my update an I'm in 60th for all of fantasy fwishing!
Lucas
Ehler
J.Lee
F.Shryock
These are who's left fishing today
OCdockskipper reply :
On 7/1/2018 at 10:05 PM, scaleface said:...I'm pulling for Fritz , even though hes not on my team . Hes Carolina rigging and fishing a lipless in deep water , which is my style of fishing...
I was Fritz's boat official on Day One at BassFest in May on Lake Travis. He spent the entire day doing those 2 techniques, he had a creature bait he was dragging around on a Carolina rig in 25 to 35 feet of water and occasionally would throw a big Berkley Warpig at those same fish. No fishing marinas or areas that had shade, no topwater at any time, no jerkbait, just those two things in that type of depth. Difference was he finished out of the cut by a decent margin at Travis and he is contending for a title here.
In choosing my team this week, I thought this lake may end up fishing similar to Havasu did in 2015 as far as smallmouth goes. I was kind of right, but goofed up in the angler choices. I chose Aaron Martens, which was dumb because AMart won on Havasu fishing the reeds for largemouth, which didn't apply here. I chose JVD who had big days 2 & 3 on Havasu, but it appears he must have just stumbled upon a spot on Havasu based on his horrible performance here. I had my wife choose John Murray, but Havasu was local knowledge for him, not smallmouth prowess. I ignored Casey Ashley, Justin Lucas & Dean Rojas, all who had top 12's at Havasu and are doing well here. Why? I dunno, I'm an idiot. I did take Ehler (13th at Havasu) and had my wife take Pirch (2nd at Havasu) & Evers (3rd at Havasu with big bag), all of whom are vying for a top 12 this week. I don't think it was logical to predict Daniels or Fritz to perform the way they have, so that doesn't bother me. I think I had the right strategy but I just executed poorly with some bad decisions
I do not give enough credit to Ashley, Bertrand or Roy, they are great anglers who often fly under the radar.
12poundbass reply :
Lucas, Ehler, and Lee moving on for me. I finally have a decent showing.
scaleface reply :
On 7/2/2018 at 6:46 AM, 12poundbass said:Lucas, Ehler, and Lee moving on for me. I finally have a decent showing.
You didnt pick JVD to mess it all up , did you ?
Gundog reply :
Only got Edwin Evers fishing on the last day. More terrible picks for me.
shovelmouth83 reply :
i have lucas. i was hoping that christie would have been better but i was wrong...
12poundbass reply :
On 7/2/2018 at 7:01 AM, scaleface said:You didnt pick JVD to mess it all up , did you ?
No, Ocamica. The thought crossed my mind to pick him though. Thankfully I didn't.
shovelmouth83 reply :
i have lucas but i dont see him winning this at all but i think h has maxed out his catch weight. 12 lbs he could catch 6th place but i dont see vary many 3 lbs in this lake.
fishballer06 reply :
On 7/1/2018 at 9:43 PM, claya said:Are there any weekly prizes? I have a team in the 99.95% as of today.
Glenn always pays out Circuit City gift cards to the top 3 performers in our group at the end of the year.
shovelmouth83 reply :
i didnt know that was still circuit city open..
12poundbass reply :
On 7/3/2018 at 5:38 AM, shovelmouth83 said:i didnt know that was still circuit city open..
That's why Glenn is so generous with them. LOL
Jrob78 reply :
Congratulations to Mark Daniels Jr!
I had an ok week, Brent Ehrler salvaged my tournament with a top 12 finish.
Next one is July 26th at Chesapeake Bay.
Gundog reply :
Congrats to Mark Daniels Jr. He put on an amazing show.
MichaelCopeland reply :
Big congrats to Mark Daniels Jr., the only member of my team that made it to day 4 and he won! He's a very nice guy. I've picked him on my team almost every time he's on the list. I met him a couple years ago when I was working for Rat-L-Trap. He's part of the Pro Staff and came to see how we made the baits. ????
scaleface reply :
I had Daniels but better yet Cliff Pirch too ,who was worth 15 more points than Daniels . You would think the winner would have the most points . Last year I picked Horton who won at Okeechobee but Ott Defoe was the point winner because of the added bonus points .
12poundbass reply :
I went from 60th place for all of Fantasy Fishy and ended up in 256th place for the tournament. I was pretty happy.
To be honest I've forgotten to set my team for two events this year because life has been so incredibly busy. I almost forgot about this one too. I remembered at the last minute and went through and looked for reliable brown bass guys and threw them on my team. I got lucky. LOL
scaleface reply :
On 7/3/2018 at 11:58 PM, 12poundbass said:I went from 60th place for all of Fantasy Fishy and ended up in 256th place for the tournament. I was pretty happy.
To be honest I've forgotten to set my team for two events this year because life has been so incredibly busy. I almost forgot about this one too. I remembered at the last minute and went through and looked for reliable brown bass guys and threw them on my team. I got lucky. LOL
I gave already picked for the Chesapeake Bay . I dont study much , just pick some guys who did well there last time .
???? Martens
???? Hackney
???? Lowen
???? Menendez
???? R. Lane
So far this year i am 0 for 4 in making a cut with guys named Lane . Lets see if the streak will end .
12poundbass reply :
On 7/4/2018 at 12:32 AM, scaleface said:I gave already picked for the Chesapeake Bay . I dont study much , just pick some guys who did well there last time .
???? Martens
???? Hackney
???? Lowen
???? Menendez
???? R. Lane
So far this year i am 0 for 4 in making a cut with guys named Lane . Lets see if the streak will end .
I don't really study much. I might ready a little and see what kind of color the primary fish is, like you who did well the last time IF the info. If easily found by that I mean one click, and finally which presentations tend to do well. I take all this info. and will still shoot from the hip and sit back and watch. Even after my algorithm is developed, and my hypothesis is proved or disproved, and I put every single odd in my favor from my very scientific way of selecting anglers I'm still bummed when I do poorly. ????
shovelmouth83 reply :
i am studying now. trying to win something in my other groups.
shovelmouth83 reply :
i have been trying to do my flw team for the forest wood and i am not getting anything. does anyone know when we should be able to. i am getting antsee, also ill be out of county when this happens.....
Swbass15 reply :
Have no clue, just tried to set it up too.
scaleface reply :
On 7/7/2018 at 1:37 AM, shovelmouth83 said:i have been trying to do my flw team for the forest wood and i am not getting anything. does anyone know when we should be able to. i am getting antsee, also ill be out of county when this happens.....
Its ready now .
shovelmouth83 reply :
got it done.... yay
Jrob78 reply :
Chesapeake Bay has been postponed. Rising water and debris are the culprit.
scaleface reply :
On 7/26/2018 at 11:39 AM, Jrob78 said:Chesapeake Bay has been postponed. Rising water and debris are the culprit.
Looking at the news the east coast is all wet and the west coast is on fire .
tander reply :
On 7/26/2018 at 8:10 PM, scaleface said:Looking at the news the east coast is all wet and the west coast is on fire .
Isn't that a song, "I've seen fire and I've seen rain". ????
shovelmouth83 reply :
This is going to be a crazy tournament.
Jrob78 reply :
Martens
Ehrler
Combs
VanDam
Schultz
MIbassyaker reply :
Palaniuk
MDJ
Alton Sr.
JVD
Groh
shovelmouth83 reply :
some reason my phone has the old list before i updated and posted. i have
Roy
Hackney
Roumbanis
S Browning
Jaye
Jrob78 reply :
Good grief, the weights are crazy!
fishballer06 reply :
According to Basstrak, the top 38 guys are estimated to have 19 pounds. That's insane!!
Jrob78 reply :
On 8/24/2018 at 4:05 AM, fishballer06 said:According to Basstrak, the top 38 guys are estimated to have 19 pounds. That's insane!!
Basstrak is way light!
fishballer06 reply :
On 8/24/2018 at 4:10 AM, Jrob78 said:Basstrak is way light!
Yeah, I usually take it with a grain of salt. I know guys like KVD, Palaniuk, and Feider are always super light on what they tell the marshall's.
Jrob78 reply :
On 8/24/2018 at 4:24 AM, fishballer06 said:Yeah, I usually take it with a grain of salt. I know guys like KVD, Palaniuk, and Feider are always super light on what they tell the marshall's.
It's going to take 20 lbs plus to make the 50 cut.
fishballer06 reply :
Prime example of my earlier comment. These guys are 2-3 pounds light on their BassTrak.
BassTrak Actual
KVD 19-8 22-3
Palaniuk 18-12 20-15
Feider 19-0 21-11
shovelmouth83 reply :
kinda feel sorry for those that took wheeler. i dont knw what happened but does not look to good today for him.
YoTone reply :
crazy weigh in weights.
fishballer06 reply :
Currently 7 bags over 25 pounds....
Brett Hite with a 6-12 lunker. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if someone breaks the 7 pound mark with a smallie.
Jrob78 reply :
50 at 20lbs with a few guys left to weigh in, insane.
Gundog reply :
My list is KVD, Feider, Lowan, JVD and Walker. The only one I was worried about was Walker.
fishballer06 reply :
Weigh in's for day 1 are over. The top 52 guys have over 20 pounds 
Jrob78 reply :
Big fish is 6-12, big bag is 27-12....smallmouth!
OCdockskipper reply :
I have:
Bertrand (4th after day 1)
Hackney (91st)
Jones Sr (19th)
Card (86th)
Schultz (81st)
Blecchh!!
My wife on the other hand:
Palaniuk (43rd)
Ehrler (20th)
Combs (6th)
Murray (15th)
Walker (2nd)
I'm trying to figure out how to swap our A bucket guys so she can have all 5 of her picks in the top 20. If Palaniuk can do a great day 2 turnaround like he did last year and and her other 4 hold serve, she just might be in the running for the event. Of course, I have the B.A.S.S. membership, so her win would be $2500 instead of $3K.
Day 2 should be interesting...
12poundbass reply :
Uh oh! That's not the boat launch Fletcher!
fishballer06 reply :
On 8/24/2018 at 8:00 PM, 12poundbass said:Uh oh! That's not the boat launch Fletcher!
How does that even happen?! Especially at this level of experience...
12poundbass reply :
On 8/24/2018 at 8:28 PM, fishballer06 said:How does that even happen?! Especially at this level of experience...
He's thinking outside the box and fishing the sewers! Or the waypoints he bought from the locals said there were fish here. LOL
fishballer06 reply :
Haha!
On another note, here's where I stood after day 1. My E bracket is pulling me along!
KVD - 30
Feider - 34
Avena - 61
JVD - 39
Walker - 2
shovelmouth83 reply :
looks like i knida blew it with my picks. i only have palaniuk in the 30
scaleface reply :
Boy did my team flop today . Started out at about 850 , now barely in the 600's . If Alton Jones flounders tomorrow i will be joining the 500 club .
MichaelCopeland reply :
My team didn't do squat! I don't have anyone in the top 50. The closest I got was JVD in 51st place. Oh well guess there's next season. Unless somehow the tie breaker is still in effect for me. Don't think it works that way though.
MIbassyaker reply :
Three fishing today -- MDJ, Palaniuk, Alton Sr.
...with Jon Vandam and Chris Groh juuuuust missing the cut at 51st and 52nd.
Swbass15 reply :
Have Walker and palinuck fishing again tomorrow. Evers, Mullins, and Lefebre all slid after day 1. Best since the classic I put together ha
shovelmouth83 reply :
i have palaniiuk also but that is all.....
Jrob78 reply :
Congratulations to Josh Bertrand! 95 lbs 3 oz of smallmouth!
Senko lover reply :
I tanked this one. Got pushed back to about the 75th percentile. On to the next.
Gundog reply :
On 8/27/2018 at 4:38 AM, Jrob78 said:Congratulations to Josh Bertrand! 95 lbs 3 oz of smallmouth!
Agreed. That is a huge amount. Most tourneys that target largemouth don't get near that weight.
fishballer06 reply :
I did really well in this one. 94th percentile.
I had Walker and Feider fishing on Sunday, and then I had KVD who made it to Saturday.
Swbass15 reply :
I remember getting to fish up there as a kid. Caught a ton of smallmouth, largemouth, pike and perch. That is a beautiful place to fish, and the wooden boat museum in I believe it was Victoria, NY was really cool to visit as well. Hope to take my kids there one day to fish the St. Lawarence.
scaleface reply :
On 8/27/2018 at 8:32 PM, fishballer06 said:I had Walker
Good choice .
On 8/26/2018 at 7:36 AM, Swbass15 said:Have Walker
Good pick
Gundog reply :
AOY lineup.
J. Lucas
J. Wheeler
J. Wiggins
E. Evers
J. Lee
Just realized that is a lot of J's. My total weight is gonna be way off cause I forgot they weren't fishing on Saturday.
Swbass15 reply :
Sitting 2nd in the group right now with:
Lucas
Wheeler
Ehler
Tharp
Combs
fishballer06 reply :
Here's who I took and how they sit after day 1:
A. Martens - 9th
C. Ashley - 47th
B. Ehler - 7th
M. Frazier - 12th
D. Connell - 25th
I have a feeling this one's going to be a shootout. With the low weights, 2-3 pounds can jump you up significantly on the leaderboard.
12poundbass reply :
I was thinking yesterday.....if there's a mass exodus to the PBT next years Elites/fantasy fishing is going to be full of names most of us have probably never heard of. Could be interesting or very frustrating.
ubfishy reply :
I've been quite; trying not to jinx myself but I'm sitting in first hoping that my anglers pull thru and win my first fantasy season in anything. ????????
fishballer06 reply :
On 9/21/2018 at 9:18 PM, ubfishy said:I've been quite; trying not to jinx myself but I'm sitting in first hoping that my anglers pull thru and win my first fantasy season in anything. ????????
If you win, remember to PM Glenn and tell him whether you want the Circuit City or the Ames gift card.
Gundog reply :
On 9/21/2018 at 10:11 PM, fishballer06 said:If you win, remember to PM Glenn and tell him whether you want the Circuit City or the Ames gift card.
Maybe Glenn will also throw in a cassette tape or two. Ask for "The Best of ABBA". It has just one song on it, Fernando but they play it over and over. 
ubfishy reply :
I was hoping for a new betamax or laserdisc player to complete my man cave.
shovelmouth83 reply :
what is the deal with basstrax today
Adam.love05 reply :
On 9/23/2018 at 12:23 AM, shovelmouth83 said:what is the deal with basstrax today
They have today off.. fish again tomorrow
scaleface reply :
My worst picks of the year .
Lake Martin :: Keith Combs 98th
Classic :Keith Combs 40th
Grand Lake : Rick morris 103 , Keith combs 87
Kentucky Lake : Micah frazier 98
Sabine River : Shaw Grigsby 102 , Chris Lane 108
Mississippi river : Boobby Lane 83, Jason Willamson 102
Lake Oahu : Jonathon Van Dam 107
St Lawrence River : Casey Asley 83 , Bernie Shultz 104
fishballer06 reply :
Another successful year of Fantasy Fishing on BassResource has come to a close. This year we had 92 participants battling it out. It looks like BamaBass squeaked past Ubfishy in the final event and beat him by a total of 7 points to take the season win! Congrats to the top 10 performers.
1. BamaBass
2. Ubfishy
3. xclaya
4. dirtyeggroll
5. Gundog179
6. blckshirt98
7. worminken
8. Shovelmouth83
9. nascar2428
10. yotone
I hope everyone had fun and I look forward to doing it again next year!
shovelmouth83 reply :
yeah i made it in the top 10. not bad for my first full year. last year i got in on the 3rd tourny.
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