All in all, the fishing for the top 30% of the field was pretty good, much better then pre-practice reports would lead you to believe. To keep it simple, seems jigs & lipless cranks were the main deal on day 1. Many of the leaders fished in Beeswax creek. The online interenet coverage has been very good again this year. KVD is still the man, we should not be suprised that he whacked nearly 20lbs!
Big bass of Day 1 was a 6-9 behmoth boated by Ike, that is really the only thing that kept him in contention, lets see if he can do it again. Even though I did not pick Jeff Kriet, I am excited to see him near the top, I am officially pulling for him now. Kriet seems to be catching them again today, so should be another fun weigh-in today.
Check out these podcasts from a Special Bassmaster Classic Edition of Twin City Limits.
Segment 1
Segment 2
Also, below is the top 15 anglers, I think once you drop below 13lbs, those anglers are kind of out of the race, but we will see. My gues somewhere between 16-17lbs to make Day 3 cut.
Day 1 Standings
1. Kevin VanDam — Kalamazoo, Mich. — 5, 19-08
Day 1: 5, 19-08
2. Todd Faircloth — Jasper, Texas — 5, 18-02
Day 1: 5, 18-02
3. Jeff Kriet — Ardmore, Okla. — 5, 16-07
Day 1: 5, 16-07
4. Cliff Pace — Petal, Miss. — 5, 16-03
Day 1: 5, 16-03
5. Takahiro Omori — Emory, Texas — 5, 15-07
Day 1: 5, 15-07
6. Billy McCaghren — Mayflower, Ark. — 5, 15-04
Day 1: 5, 15-04
7. Michael Iaconelli — Pittsgrove, N.J. — 5, 14-09
Day 1: 5, 14-09
8. Tommy Biffle — Wagoner, Okla. — 5, 14-03
Day 1: 5, 14-03
9. Russ Lane — Prattville, Ala. — 5, 14-01
Day 1: 5, 14-01
10. James Niggemeyer — Van, Texas — 5, 13-03
Day 1: 5, 13-03
11. Brent Chapman — Lake Quivira, Kan. — 5, 13-00
Day 1: 5, 13-00
11. Terry Scroggins — San Mateo, Fla. — 5, 13-00
Day 1: 5, 13-00
13. Gerald Swindle — Warrior, Ala. — 5, 10-08
Day 1: 5, 10-08
14. Kotaro Kiriyama — Moody, Ala. — 5, 10-03
Day 1: 5, 10-03
15. Byron Velvick — Del Rio, Texas — 5, 10-00
Day 1: 5, 10-00