BASS

Timmy Horton almost provided proof of that Saturday. Horton moved from eighth place to third with the Berkley Big Bag of the day weighing 23-5. And that was despite losing two 7-pound bass.

On the first one, Horton hooked it on a crankbait. The bass came to the surface and jumped. After a few seconds, it came to the surface again and it had company — a 2-pounder was hooked on his lure's second treble hook. When Horton finally was able to reel his lure to the boat, only the 2-pounder was left on it.

"It's hard to know if those 7-pounders are going to show up tomorrow," said Horton, who trails VanDam by 9-3 with his 59-1 three-day total.

"It's so easy to catch 13 to 15 pounds out here. Kevin would pretty much have to break down (mechanically). But I'm going to go into it with a positive attitude." Read Story