Well, Jason Quinn and I had a great day, he was great to fish with and is responsible for my favorite jig by Tru-Tungsten.  We caught some fish but nothing huge, we both had 5 fish for 13lbs each.  I moved up into 34th place from 46th. 

My dad had a really tough day bass fishing with Monroe.  Ish spent the entire day flipping shallow bushes and sight fishing.  My dad only managed a few bites and one keeper.

The big stories were Todd Faircloth and Derek Remitz on the pro side.  Todd brought in the biggest bag of 36lbs and surged to 4th.  MN native Derek Remitz, who is also an Elite Series Rookie caught another big bag of 30lbs and took the lead over Steve Kennedy.  I practiced with Derek on Wednesday, he seems to be on a solid pattern that appears to be getting stronger, so hopefully it holds for one more day.  Everyone wish Derek luck tomorrow!!!

Fishing for fun tomorrow and going to the final weigh-in.

Rich

Amistad proves to be tough bass fishing for the boat that I was in again today.  Tak really struggled today, only boating 4 small fish for 7 or 8lbs.  Far cry from yesterday’s 26lbs.  He was very frustrated, we tried a lot of different things.

I was fortunate to get one quality bite dragging a wacky rig in 20ft, it was a 6lb class fish and then I tacked on two other small keepers to give me 3 fish for 9-11 and that bumped me up two spots and kept me above the cut line.  Great to be fishing Day 3 and hope to make a move up the board as well as the payout

My father snuck into the cut as well with two more small fish.  I am fishing with Jason “Hardware” Quinn tomorrow.  Should be a good day, he has been solid so far, but who knows the fish are constantly moving right now and its all about adjustments.  My father is fishing with Ish Monroe tomorrow.

Just another quick note, I will be following up when I get back home and writing more detailed posts about my practice and tournament days including patterns, lures, & pictures.

Wish me luck tomorrow!!!
Rich

Today was a tough day in the boat, we just were not on fish.  Some how I managed to still be in the cut line with 8-11 for 49th place.  Things should be better tomorrow, fishing with Takahiro Omori and he had over 26lbs today.  Caught all my fishin on Soft Plastics today.  Wow did Steve Kennedy and Scott Campell whack them today, 36+lbs for both of them and Campbell had a 12-7 Giant!!!

My dad had a solid day, with 16-6 and that was good for 11th, he is fishing with Todd Faircloth tomorrow.  Other then that, I plan on making a move tomorrow.

Fantasy Team is looking solid:

Thanks eveyone for the comments!!!
Rich

Hey All,

Had good travels, even got an upgrade to First Class on the way here   Stopped at Bass Pro Shops on the way to Del Rio, got in late and got my stuff ready for today.  Had a great day practicing with Derek Remitz today, caught some beautiful fish, more details after tourney.  I do not want to publish anything about he is catching his fish.

Angler’s Alley was cool, lots of interested fans, met several pros and other anglers, even signed a few autographs.  Even had someone recognize me from my website and that person was from Del Rio, kinda cool

My partner for tomorrow is Glenn Delong from Ohio, not really familiar with, do not know what to expect.  On the flip side, my father drew Denny Brauer for Day 1.  Check back tomorrow for updates.

Rich