I got back from Cherokee last night which means I did not make the top 12 cut for today. It was a tough tournament overall. At least, it was for me. Thursday, I didn't catch a keeper, while my boater caught 2. Friday, I caught around 5 bass before noon. One was my only keeper. It was a largemouth that weighed 2-12. I also caught a smallmouth that was every bit of 17 and 15/16th". It just wouldn't touch 18" so I had to throw about 3 lbs of smallie back. That hurt... About mid day it started to rain pretty hard and our bite shut down. I finished 69th for the tournament. Not as good as I would have liked, but making it to the Regional in my first year was good enough for me.

As far as the top 12 go, there are 4 Kentucky guys fishing on the boater side and 3 fishing on the co-boater side. Congrats to them for making it to Saturday!