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Jighead · 02-23-2010, 10:13 PM

follow up to above:

Lake Guntersville's reputation as one of America's best bass lakes is more than safe tonight.

What a day of fishing it was at the Tennessee Reservoir Thursday, the opening day of the Bassmaster Elite Southern Challenge.

Anglers throughout the 100-man roster whacked the big bass Thursday with several reporting that they had such huge catches an hour into the tournament they simply quit fishing early and went boat riding. Seriously.

How good was it? Texas' Zell Rowland posted a 20-pound, 12-ounce catch for a 4-pound average but that was only good enough for 50th place. It was one of Rowland's better one-day catches in his long career but he now finds himself in jeopardy of not making the 50-angler cut at the end of today's second round.

Todd Faircloth took the first-round lead with 31 pounds, a better than 6-pound per bass average. Eighteen anglers had five-bass limits of 25 or more pounds.

Leeds' Aaron Martens weighed in 29 pounds, 2 ounces Thursday, good enough for fourth place.

"I had 23 pounds in the first hour," he said. "I probably threw back six limits over 22 pounds. I had 220 bites today."

Numerous anglers reported catching more than 100 fish on Thursday.

"It was one of those days you dream of having," McClelland said. "I quit fishing at 8 a.m. and just rode around looking at other spots.

02-23-2010, 10:13 PM	#8
Jighead Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Springville, AL Posts: 1,099	RE: Live well quesiton follow up to above: Lake Guntersville's reputation as one of America's best bass lakes is more than safe tonight. What a day of fishing it was at the Tennessee Reservoir Thursday, the opening day of the Bassmaster Elite Southern Challenge. Anglers throughout the 100-man roster whacked the big bass Thursday with several reporting that they had such huge catches an hour into the tournament they simply quit fishing early and went boat riding. Seriously. How good was it? Texas' Zell Rowland posted a 20-pound, 12-ounce catch for a 4-pound average but that was only good enough for 50th place. It was one of Rowland's better one-day catches in his long career but he now finds himself in jeopardy of not making the 50-angler cut at the end of today's second round. Todd Faircloth took the first-round lead with 31 pounds, a better than 6-pound per bass average. Eighteen anglers had five-bass limits of 25 or more pounds. Leeds' Aaron Martens weighed in 29 pounds, 2 ounces Thursday, good enough for fourth place. "I had 23 pounds in the first hour," he said. "I probably threw back six limits over 22 pounds. I had 220 bites today." Numerous anglers reported catching more than 100 fish on Thursday. "It was one of those days you dream of having," McClelland said. "I quit fishing at 8 a.m. and just rode around looking at other spots.