After being literally side-by-side from the leader all week, and milking a spot for every viable ounce he could, Byron Velvick noted that he was forced to scramble on the final day. “I only got like eight bites at my primary spot today, so I had to actually move around quite a bit today,” he said.
“It’s really pretty sad to say that you had an off day when you catch 30 pounds, but really, I never got the big bite that I needed.”
While some might argue that he was fishing a bent-rod pattern, Velvick contends that he – along with several others – found the spot during practice. “My fiancé is the one that actually put me on these fish, so a lot of the credit goes to her,” he explained.
“It was without a doubt the single-most unbelievable spot I’ve ever seen.” Read More |
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 Bassmasters - Aaron Martens is almost to 80 pounds after two days on Falcon Lake, and Byron Velvick is on his tail. The BASS record could go down on Day Three. 'Juiced' bass | No wind: look out! | Standings
BassFan - About whether or not he thought the spot could keep producing, he said: "I don't know. I'd like to think these are migratory fish. I'm hoping a bunch more come up and decide to take residence in my little underwater pueblo and I can go out and whack them again tomorrow." Read More |
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Byron Sticks 34-14 Day one Falcon |
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ZAPATA, Texas — All the unbelievable bass fishing stories that surfaced during practice on Falcon Lake this week were proven true on the first day of the Lone Star Shootout, presented by Longhorn.
It was predicted that Dean Rojas' BASS single-day, five-bass record of 45 pounds, 2 ounces, was in jeopardy. And Aaron Martens proved that was true by catching 42-0 Thursday, the second-heaviest single-day bag in BASS history.
He was one of 18 Bassmaster Elite Series pros who caught over 30 pounds on Day One of the four-day tournament. Read More - Mary Has Great Day on the Water Also with a 4th Standings |
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Velvick Slips to Second and KVD Lurking in Third |
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Story by Dan O'Sullivan - Photo by Mark Jeffreys
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 Lake Whales, Fla. – Day one of the Bassmaster Elite Series Citrus Slam was dominated by sightfishing. Many of the Super 6 anglers after day one are renowned for their skill at locating and catching big spawning largemouth.
However, bass fishing is a sport that reminds us that the only constant is change, and day two of the Citrus Slam presented the 109 Elite Series pros and their Co-angler partners with changing weather conditions. Those changes led many to believe that the leader’s sightfishing approach would be affected.
As day two progressed, the amount of available bed fish seemed to draw crowds and as the anglers crossed the stage they began to talk of turning to other approaches to entice The Kissimmee Chain’s largemouth into striking. Read More... |
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BassFan.com Additional Notes |
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Byron Velvick (2nd): "They're not as big as yesterday. I really disappointed myself and (my fiancé) Mary and probably anybody who thought I could catch them. I saw some big ones, but couldn't get them to go, I tried sight-fishing most of the day. If I can get them to go, I'll catch another 25 pounds. There are some boats beating them up pretty hard. The fish are weird now – sketched out. There's fish moving around, it's just hard to see them. What am I going to do if the wind blows? The second plan is to go to Huddle House." Read More |
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Texas angler crushes Kissimmee with 25-pound bag on Day One
Bassmaster.com
 LAKE WALES, Fla. — Byron Velvick might have been one of the happiest men on Earth when he walked across the weigh-in stage Thursday at the Bassmaster Elite Series Citrus Slam, presented by Longhorn.
Velvick, who finished next-to-last in the point standings among 108 Elite Series pros last year, caught a five-bass limit weighing 25 pounds and took the first-day lead on the Kissimmee Chain.
"I smoked 'em, dude," Velvick said. "It's about time I showed up in one of these tournaments, isn't it?" Read More
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