Super User Senko lover Posted May 4, 2015 Super User Posted May 4, 2015 Not a lot of time to pick your rosters after the Delta, so get ready ladies and gentleman! Bucket A: Michael Iaconelli What I'm looking for: people who can fish those deep rocky resovoirs. I know both Aaron Martens and Dean Rojas are great choices, but they have an incredible ownership rate, so I'll pass for now. I think this fishery lines up well for Ike, especially since his finish at the Delta hurt a little because he's done so well there in the past. Get ready to get Ike!! If I change my mind, I think I would go for Chris Zaldain, simply because he's really good with a dropshot and such. Bucket B: Mike McclellandI think Mcclelland is a good choice here, seems to do well on these types of lakes.If I change my mind, I'll go with David Walker. Bucket C: Alton Jones My mind immediately runs to Edwin Evers, but I haven't seen the kind of performance yet from him that justifies that choice. Alton is a good guy and I think this fishery sets up for him well. If I change my mind, I'll probably go with Edwin anyway. Bucket D: Jonathon VanDam As much as I want to say Brandon Palaniuk, because I really really like Brandon and I think he has the proper attitude going into this event, I'm gonna have to go with JVD. Why? Well, the two of them are both really good at deep, rocky lakes. There's always competition between them and one of them will always do really well. With 26.5% betting on Palaniuk and only 2.4% on JVD, I'll take the chance. I wish they were in separate buckets, though. If I changed my mind, it'll be for Brandon because he's one of my fishing heroes. Bucket E: Stephen Browning Browning is an AR native, and it's time for a charge in the top twelve!! Expected to do well at the Delta, he didn't have his game together. But watch out........he could be dangerous If I change my mind, it'll be for Takahiro Omori, just because. Good luck guys! Quote
MSWV Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 Alright guys, Here is my initial lineup: A - Aaron Martens.. I chose Aaron because hes on a roll and he's the best at catching them deep!!! B - Tommy Biffle.. This may seem like a weird choice but Tommy is one of my favorites plus I really do believe the Biffle Bug will catchem off the rocks of Havasu!! C - Ott Defoe.. Defoe is a good "junk fisherman" and I feel like he will get onto a good pattern! D - Britt Myers.. Myers is pretty good at fishing deep and will crank his way into a good finish.. E - Randall Tharp.. Tharp is too good of a fisherman to be in this bucket.. He has had a bad year and hes tired of bad finishes.. This week, he will turn it around!! Btw, I kinda feel like Im cheating on Rojas.. Hes been on my team every week this season.. He will have another good tournament on his way to AOY but Martens will steal his thunder at Havasu!! AMart will finish first and Rojas will be 1st loser!! IMO....haha Good Luck Guys! 1 Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted May 4, 2015 Author Super User Posted May 4, 2015 Alright guys, Here is my initial lineup: A - Aaron Martens.. I chose Aaron because hes on a roll and he's the best at catching them deep!!! B - Tommy Biffle.. This may seem like a weird choice but Tommy is one of my favorites plus I really do believe the Biffle Bug will catchem off the rocks of Havasu!! C - Ott Defoe.. Defoe is a good "junk fisherman" and I feel like he will get onto a good pattern! D - Britt Myers.. Myers is pretty good at fishing deep and will crank his way into a good finish.. E - Randall Tharp.. Tharp is too good of a fisherman to be in this bucket.. He has had a bad year and hes tired of bad finishes.. This week, he will turn it around!! Btw, I kinda feel like Im cheating on Rojas.. Hes been on my team every week this season.. He will have another good tournament on his way to AOY but Martens will steal his thunder at Havasu!! AMart will finish first and Rojas will be 1st loser!! IMO....haha Good Luck Guys! People have been saying that about Randal Tharp since the Sabine and he has just plain out sucked. Not his month(s), I guess. Good luck! Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted May 5, 2015 Author Super User Posted May 5, 2015 http://aaronmartens.com/meet-aaronLol my thread was put on AMart's website! Quote
Djf3864 Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 My picks for this week: A - Dean Rojas B - Greg Hackney C - Brett Hite D - Brandon Palaniuk E - Takahiro Omori 1 Quote
EmersonFish Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 I went with guys who have been around the block, seen plenty of deep clear water, and also had a relatively low percentage of ownership at the time I picked on BASS. A: Kevin VanDam (5.9% ownership) B: Mike McClelland (7.5%) C: Gary Klein (2.6%) D: Kevin Short (5.1%) E: Mozizo Shimizu (5.2%) VanDam is in a tough group, but at less than 6% ownership, he is a slam dunk. Shimizu is a bit of a flyer, but no one in Group E really caught my attention. I think Klein and Short have Top 20's in them, if they can maintain the energy. 1 Quote
Super User Montanaro Posted May 6, 2015 Super User Posted May 6, 2015 A. Zaldain: Consistent and experienced in finesse and swimbaits. Coming off strong showing. 1% B. Faircloth: Consistent and well rounded angler. Almost won angler of year last year and should be pushing for bucket a. 8% C. Brett Hite: He is my bread and butter. Bucket C? Not for long. Forget the talk about him being a grass fisherman, did you watch him in the classic? Dude can finesse and outfish most of bucket B AND C. High ownership, mostly from sheep who see AZ under his name. 58% but dropping D. K Short: Good all around fisherman who should be in bucket b or c. Has good success in clear deep water torunaments. 5% E. Hawk: Another angler who should be a bucket or 2 ahead. Has experience out west and is good finesse and swimbaiter. His ownership would be higher if more people knew he was from the west and didn't have bama under his name. 10% 1 Quote
danno054 Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 I got A. Jacob Powroznik B. Mark Davis C. Brent Chapman D. Byron Velvick C. Paul Mueller This has been the toughest pick so far for me. 1 Quote
MSWV Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 I like your lineup Danno except Velvick.. Hes having some major back probs.. Hes even been at the hospital this week.. Quote
fishinphilly Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 My lineup is Cliff pirch Randy howell Edwin evers John murray Fred roumbanis And right now "unofficially" roumbanis is in first with john murray and evers tied for 2nd, cliff pirch in 7th and howell in 45th so im a pretty happy person right now Quote
MSWV Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 Yeah Man!! you are looking good! Both Ott Defoe & Tommy Biffle are no where to be found on BassTrakk.. My lineup isnt looking too good.. 1 Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted May 7, 2015 Author Super User Posted May 7, 2015 Good to see Randall Tharp resurfacing! Quote
Super User Montanaro Posted May 8, 2015 Super User Posted May 8, 2015 Dang philly. After day one you are sitting pretty. My squad is weak. Luckily only a couple pounds separate my guys from the cut 1 Quote
danno054 Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 My lineup is Cliff pirch Randy howell Edwin evers John murray Fred roumbanis And right now "unofficially" roumbanis is in first with john murray and evers tied for 2nd, cliff pirch in 7th and howell in 45th so im a pretty happy person right now Fishinphilly Sitting very nice after day one!! I wish I'd know bellvick hurt his back at the delta!!!!! 1 Quote
ColdSVT Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 I have Rojas, hackney, paulaniuk, ashley and defoe Got rid of evers and vandamn and guess what they arw both in the top ten...dammit! Quote
fishinphilly Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 Fishinphilly Sitting very nice after day one!! I wish I'd know bellvick hurt his back at the delta!!!!! uhGet the bassmaster app! 1 Quote
danno054 Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 uh Get the bassmaster app! Haha I read it everyday. I have no idea how I missed. He's caught like 12lbs so he's trying to make the cut. I think he'll need to get to at least 16 today. 1 Quote
fishinphilly Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 Well goodluck and anyone hear anything about boom boom roumbanis? Quote
fishinphilly Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 Haha I read it everyday. I have no idea how I missed. He's caught like 12lbs so he's trying to make the cut. I think he'll need to get to at least 16 today. And they were sayine on bassmaster live that because the wind slowed down some today hes been able to get a little further from launch Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted May 9, 2015 Author Super User Posted May 9, 2015 Pretty happy with the day's results. None of my guys are in the top 15 or so, but 4 of them made it to the cut tomorrow. I have decent hope for David Walker and Alton Jones to make it to the top 12. My picks were all mostly dark horses, with the exception of Ike, although he wasn't picked a lot, so because they mostly made it to the top 50, that's good points. JVD made a huge rally and got in last place for tomorrow. Unfortunately, Ike missed the cut by two positions. Really disappointed in him, as I'm sure he is in himself. But with dark horse picks, getting 4 into the top 50 is not bad. Because of that, I advanced to 98.6 for today. Good luck for the rest of the weekend guys! Quote
danno054 Posted May 9, 2015 Posted May 9, 2015 And my team went up in flames like the Hindenburg!! Haha it happens! 1 Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted May 9, 2015 Author Super User Posted May 9, 2015 Yippee! Stephen Browning and JVD are in 5th and 7th, respectively according to BASSTrakk. Both of those are dark horses and they are going to get me some amazing points if they can squeeze out a top twelve. JVD made an amazing rally in particular. I figured it was worth the chance to pick him over Brandon and it paid off! Quote
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