Photo: B.A.S.S./Seigo Saito - Jones is a big college basketball fan so this is obviously one of his favorite times of the year. He’s not a bad sight-fisherman either as he’s proven at the St. Johns last year and so far this week.

He knows, however, that having a 9-plus pound lead is the equivalent of holding a 12-point edge with 5 minutes to go on the hardwood. Tomorrow, he wants to close the deal and take home his first Elite Series title.

“I’ll have to go out and execute tomorrow,” he said. “You always see basketball teams get a big lead and they let up a little bit and they invariably let the other team back into the game and it’s a struggle right to the end. But you’ll see a few teams and one that comes to mind is the UConn women and when you watch them, they always play like they’re 1 point behind, no matter how far they’re ahead. That’s how I have play tomorrow. I have to fish like I’m 1 pound behind.” Read More