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Father's Day: Four Generations of Joneses
Family has always been important to me, and so has the outdoors. I have my grandfather to thank for my love of the outdoors because my dad didn't fish. But that doesn't mean my father didn't help me get into the outdoors. In fact, he contributed more than anyone. He gave me his time, money and love.
By his love, I mean he spent time fishing with me because he knew how much I loved it. To me, him doing something he didn't care for just to be with me is a show of love of the highest degree. He went out of his way to give me the opportunity to fish. He even went and bought a lake house in east Texas and a 15 1/2-foot boat with a 33-horsepower motor. That was a hot rig back in the day, and for a 12- or 13-year-old kid to have that, that's really something else. There is no way I can thank him enough for what he's given me. Read More
Train wreck KVD zeroes on Day Three, gives Skeet, Jones opening in points race
"I'm fishing tomorrow and they're not, so I gain ground even with a bad day," Jones said. "That said, I'm fishing to win this event first and foremost. Points ebb and flow with each event. I've done as well as I can expect and if that's not enough, then so be it." Read More
5th: Decision Time for Jones
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"I assume that Kelly and I have caught most of the good, catchable fish out of there," he said. "I haven't decided whether I'll go back and see if more swim there, or what I'll do.
I'll sleep on it tonight and decide if tomorrow's going to be a practice day or if I'll go back and pound it one more time. It's really a tough call."
He caught one of his four keepers on the way to the lock and then had sporadic action throughout the day.
"I lost one I'd like to have a do-over on. It was about a 3 1/2-pounder and it got me hung up and pulled off. But those are the perils of the game."
If nothing else, he'll have gained points on the two anglers ahead of him in the AOY race (VanDam and Skeet Reese).
"I'd like to move up a couple of places tomorrow because those points could be very valuable come year's end." Read More
Alton Jones masters Mississippi for Elite lead
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Alton Jones, in a distant third in the AOY standings heading into this week's Elite event, reminded fishing fans of his versatility by grabbing the lead with a two-day total of 24 pounds, 1 ounce, at the Genuity River Rumble on the Mississippi River.
In what has turned into a grind-it-out event, Jones, of Waco, Texas, has been the model of consistency, weighing 12-1 Friday after posting 12-0 on Thursday. With tough conditions on the mighty Mississippi, many anglers have been forced into wholesale adjustments, causing dramatic changes in the leaderboard from the first to the second day.
"I'm running a long way so I'm pretty much committed to this area at this point and don't have many alternatives," said Jones, who is closing in on $2 million in BASS career earnings. "I think it has the potential to replenish but it's hard to say what is going to happen. If it doesn't carry over into tomorrow, I'll be prepared with an excuse." Read More
Jones Jumps Into Lead, But 9 Are Within 3 Pounds
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He's sharing a backwater area in Pool 18 (one lock up from the launch) with fellow Texan Kelly Jordon, and it was the hot spot today. The Pool 19 pond that the three leaders from day 1 divvied up – in conjunction with about two dozen other competitors – cooled off dramatically, and two members of that trio tumbled out of the Top 12. Read More
