On the Water

Takahiro Omori is in first place with 14-12.

Boyd Duckett down now with blown engine!

KVD in the lead at 10:30 with 11-2.

Pam Martin-Wells has a limit by 10:00 this morning, though small at 5-12. KVD on board with two at around 4 lbs. Have not heard anything about Jody since earlier this morning.

If you are following the live blog at BASS, you may agree that this event could very well be an old fashioned shootout judging the size and numbers of fish caught so far. Talk about sandbagging anglers! And the weather is forecast to get better each day. Stay tuned!

9 :24 a.m. EST: Pam Martin-Wells has the first limit of the Classic with 5 pounds, 12 ounces. Another historical moment. That has to be tempered with the knowledge that we get that info from the BASSTrakk. Pete Robbins reports she has three in the boat. But Pete may be a little slow on the uptake.

We are enjoying the moment.

8:20 a.m. EST: Anglers are on the way to their first spots of the day. It appears both Jeff Kriet and Kevin VanDam chose to start near the launch, but neither have put a fish in the boat yet.

2004 Classic champ Takahiro Omori has started running to his first spot. You can follow his day live with BASSCast.

The first fish catch of the 2010 Bassmaster Classic goes to Federation Nation angler Jody Adkins of Ohio. He boated a 1-pound bass that went into the livewell and is out to an early lead.

Day One Launch of The Bassmaster Classic: Clear and sunny with a light frost. Pretty good crowd on hand. Keith Allen was announcing the anglers’ names as the helicopter buzzed overhead. Jody went out as boat #14. Will try to send some pictures later tonight.

Went up to Jody’s room and passed Gary Klein coming out of his room about 3 doors from Jody. On the way down, Russ Lane and his family got on the elavator as we got off. We didn’t make a big deal or take a bunch of pictures of these guys as we figured we were kind of “guests in their home away from home”

Last words for the night. Jody gave Rod and I killer seats-your likely to see our mugs on camera. We will bust out the cameras tomorrow from the launch through weigh-in. Here is the scoop: You all better keep your eyes on Jody. He is quietly confident and on fish. He believes the weather is playing into his hands.