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Bowling, Wonder Woman, and Dog Naps Occupy Elite Series Pros
The manner in which pros chose to occupy an unplanned day off, when Thursday’s competition at the Bassmaster Elite Series on Lake Champlain was cancelled due to high wind, was as wide-ranging as the waves that stirred the massive lake on the New York-Vermont border.
“I could have listed a lotta things I’d have rather done than go bowling, but when my fiancé, Abby said she wanted to go bowling, we rounded up Jesse Wiggins, David Mullins and their girlfriends and hit the lanes,” grinned former Carhartt College fishing champion Matt Lee, who has already notched two Top 12 cuts this season.
The group of six bowlers was actually more like a half-dozen All State athletes. Matt Lee was a State Champion second baseman. His fiancé, Abby was a 2-time State Champion basketball player. Jesse Wiggins was an All State Alabama small school football player. And David Mullins competed as a college golfer.
“I was within seven pins of beating Mullins yesterday, and couldn’t pull off the win,” says Lee. “Mullins is just good at everything, a straight-up athlete, who even puts spin on every ball he bowled yesterday.”
While the six co-ed bowlers from Alabama and Tennessee made memories together – highly likeable pro Shaw Grigsby found himself alone in a movie theater.
“Are you ready for this- you’ll never guess what movie I watched?” quizzed Grigsby beneath his signature mustache covered smile. “I went to see ‘Wonder Woman’ – and it actually wasn’t too bad.”
As for Lee and Grigsby’s Quantum teammate Gerald Swindle, well, he didn’t do much of anything. “Hey … when B.A.S.S. told me the competition day was cancelled – and that I could have the day off – I took them seriously – I took two naps – first with the big dog, Myric – then with the little dog, Bama – before finally taking Lulu to eat at the local brewing company.”
Pipken’s Tube Choice
Elite Series pro Chad Pipkens talks about a sometimes over looked soft plastic bait that shines in a multitude of situations. The Revealer Tube is soft plastic that will flat out put them in the boat from coast to coast, smalmouth and largemouth alike. Watch as Chad shares a few ways he likes to fish the Revealer and explains why it’s so effective.
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Take a Look at Champlain
The B.A.S.S staff made the right call today., Take a look at the Lake conditions this morning.
ISH Talks the Frog Factor
Ish Monroe talks about the Frog Factor at the St.Lawrence River, Check out the new River 2 Sea Ish’s Phat Mat Daddy Frog coming this fall. If your a frog fisherman this one is going to be a must have.
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See the full River 2 Sea line up here.
Get all the tackle ISH uses here.
Swindle’s Thoughts on Day 1 Cancellation at Champlain
B.A.S.S Tournament Director Trip Weldon made the call this morning to cancel day one at Lake Champlain,here is what Gerald Swindle had to say about the call.