Editors note: A good pair of shades, calm slick conditions and the best sight anglers in the world. Sounds pretty good to us! Jason, don't forget Kelly Jordon and Todd Faircloth!
This week’s contest at Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia marks the halfway point of this economy-shortened 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series regular-season campaign. Plain and simple, the first three events of this season have been downright tough to call from a fantasy angle. Lake Amistad has been the closest thing to a ‘normal’ tournament that’s taken place this year, and even that event was plagued by plummeting temperatures, swirling winds and wave heights that were more suited for hanging ten than catching five.