It’s more about what could happen Sunday, not what has happened the past two days on Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees.
That’s why Jason Christie said, “I’m a little bit scared,” even though his lead over his closest competitor increased from 3 lbs., 11 oz., Friday to 5-11 Saturday in the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro.
“The surprise is that Grand Lake isn’t showing out,” said Christie, who lives in nearby Park Hill, Okla. “If I catch 15 pounds (Sunday), the door is wide open. There’s guys up here that I guarantee you caught 25 pounds (one day) during practice.”
He was referring to the Bassmaster “murderers’ row” that was seated alongside him at the post-weigh-in press conference Saturday night: 2nd place, Todd Faircloth, 5-11 back of Christie’s 37-9 two-day total; 3rd, Edwin Evers, 6-5 behind Christie; 4th, Bill Lowen, down 7-1; and 5th, the 2015 BASS Angler of the Year, Aaron Martens, 7-4 out of first place.
What worries Christie is the Grand Lake potential he’s all too familiar with.
“I’ve come in here with 25 pounds before and got third place,” Christie said. “Several times.”
All the anglers were happy to hear that a weather change is forecast Sunday. Instead of the bright skies and slight breeze the last two days, it’s supposed to blow 15 to 25 mph out of the south Sunday under partly cloudy to cloudy skies.