Day 1: 5, 18-04 Elias sacked more than 18 pounds despite not having a fish that cracked the 4-pound mark.
"They were just all solid 3 1/2- to 3 3/4-pounders," he said. "I caught most of them off one spot and then I ran around a culled a couple of times.
He said he had an excellent practice.
"I had about 20 pounds the first day we were here. I've got a pretty solid pattern going."
He went through about 15 keepers on the day and didn't lose any that would've helped him. He's in the final flight for day 2 and how he fares might depend on whether he can access his best spot.
"I had one angler who kind of hassled me in there so I really don't know what's going to happen. I'd be real confident if I knew I could have that spot, but that's probably not going to be the case. I might just have to go around and hope they're on some of the places they weren't on today." Read More