By Justin Brouillard | Photos by Tanner & Travis Lyons and Ben Kennedy
Leader Brandon Perkins has jumped around this morning a few times already and OTW Photographer Tanner Lyons estimates around 9 to 10-pounds for his 5 fish. The Weigh Live Tracker shows him with 4 fish, but Perkins has a 5th and can get to culling. Having a limit has to feel good for the hometown angler going into today with such a big lead.
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With the biggest bag of the event, Marc Schilling caught the biggest bag of the tournament yesterday to make a big jump up the leaderboard. Schilling has one fish as of now, but it’s the right quality. The Weigh Live Tracker has it as a 4-pounder, but that is of course, unofficial. OTW Photographer Ben Kennedy captured this sequence first thing this morning.
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The big move of the day belongs to an angler with lots of Pickwick experience. Michael Brewer has 13-pounds, 8-ounces with a 4-pounder to go with it. Brewer has a lot of work to do to take the win from Perkins, but a good bag today will make up a lot of ground.
David Gaston who has lost big fish all week has recorded one catch for 5-pounds. If Gaston can put together his average bag this week with a few good bites, he as well will have a run at it and help his standing in the Progressive AOY race!