Palaniuk closes out victory at the James
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Brandon Palaniuk had three days to sack up the winning total of 53-12, but two memorable hours delivered most of his weight at the Bassmaster Northern Open on the James River out of Richmond, Va.
After placing 50th on day 1 with 13-11, Palaniuk caught the events heaviest bag 22-06 in the final hour of day 2 and took over the lead. On Saturday, he tallied 17-11, also in the final hour, and surged across the finish line with a margin of nearly 3 1/2 pounds.
A five-time Bassmaster Elite Series winner, the pro from Rathdrum, Idaho, notched his first Opens victory and collected a top prize of $52,000.
Card s Painful Day Ends With Lead Increased
Saturday, April 24, 2021
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff Despite a slow start, a big loss and a painful injury, Brandon Card caught a Day-3 limit of 2110 And retained the lead at the Lake Fork Bassmaster Elite Series in Texas.
Entering day 3 with an 11-ounce lead over Quentin Cappo, Card bolstered his first two days weights of 27-06 and 28-01 to tally a three-day total of 77-01. Card heads into Championship Sunday with a 3-pound cushion over Cappo.
Camping in Little Caney Creek the first two days, Card spent most of his time on a shallow point he called his Hammer Hole and leveraged a shad spawn for the majority of his fish. Today, that bite proved elusive and Card had to make position and presentation changes.