Looks like we dodged a bullet with the weather. To our south is a steady stream of heavy rain moving across western Arkansas.
We started up north without any luck. No boats led us back south down the Arkansas River. And we kept going. And going. Looks like a lot of boats locked through, just like last year’s winner Chris Jones.
Who did not is Tommy Biffle. He’s got four keepers in the livewell. That’s of no surprise and to be expected. The other given is the technique. He’s flipping and pitching along a gnarly stretch of isolated lay downs lodged on sandbars adjacent to the channel.
His co-angler will get a great experience today. This morning I met him on the elevator with his mom. He’s 16-year-old Dillion Smith, fishing his first ever B.A.S.S. event. It was special for me because I remember my first experience too. I was his age. I hope he does better than I did.
